Line S9 (Milan suburban railway service)

The S9 is a commuter rail service of the Milan suburban railway service () that converges in Milan, Italy.

It uses the Saronno–Seregno, Milan–Chiasso, Milan belt, Milan southern belt and Mortara–Milan railway lines, and is operated by Trenord.

Route

Saronno ↔ Albairate-Vermezzo

Line S9, a cross-city route, initially heads in an southeasterly direction from Saronno towards Cesano Maderno, Seregno, Monza and Milano Greco Pirelli, then runs via the Milan belt line and southern belt line around the eastern and southern sides of the Milan city centre, before finally heading southwest, to Albairate-Vermezzo.

History The S9 commenced operation on 24 December 2004, and initially linked Seregno with Milano San Cristoforo. Unlike the other lines in the suburban railway service, which offered services at half-hourly intervals, the S9 ran at a frequency of only one train per hour, in a narrower time band (from 07:00 to 20:00).

Thanks to the activation of the S9, local passenger trains returned to the southern belt line after an absence of 10 years. Another peculiarity of the line at the time was that it was the only one in the suburban railway service not to run along the Passante railway or through Milano Bovisa (which acts as a link between the Passante and the rest of the railway network).

Initially, the S9 was managed by TiLo, a company formed ad hoc by Trenitalia and the Swiss Federal Railways. In March 2008, Trenitalia became the sole operator. Upon the timetable change on 13 December 2009, train services on the line became half-hourly throughout the day.

Stations The stations on the S9 are as follows (the stations with blue background are in the municipality of Milan):

Station Opened Interchange Saronno1879 Saronno Sud1991 Ceriano Laghetto-Solaro2012 Ceriano Laghetto-Groane2012 Cesano Maderno-Groane2013 Cesano Maderno2011 Seveso-Baruccana2012 Seregno1849 Desio1849 Lissone-Muggiò1882 Monza1840 Sesto San Giovanni1969 Milano Greco Pirelli1914 Milano Lambrate1931 Milano Forlanini2015 Milano Scalo Romana1931 Lodi (100 meters) Milano Tibaldi2022 Milano Romolo2006 Milano San Cristoforo1915 Corsico2009 Cesano Boscone2009 Trezzano sul Naviglio1987 Gaggiano1870 Albairate-Vermezzo2009

See also

History of rail transport in Italy List of Milan suburban railway stations Rail transport in Italy Transport in Milan

References

External links Trenord – official site Schematic of Line S9 – schematic depicting all stations on Line S9