Line S12 (Milan suburban railway service) explained

Cormano-Cusano Milanino–Melegnano
Color:283738
Type:Commuter rail
Status:Operating
Locale:Milan metropolitan area, Italy
Start:Cormano-Cusano Milanino
End:Melegnano
Stations:15
Operator:Trenord
Stock:Treno Servizio Regionale
Routenumber:S12
Electrification:3 kV DC
Website:Trenord
Map State:uncollapsed

The line S12 (Italian: Linea S12) is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service (Italian: Servizio ferroviario suburbano di Milano), which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.[1]

The route runs over the infrastructure of the Milan Passante and Milan–Bologna railways. Like all but one of the other Milan suburban railway service routes, it is operated by Trenord.

Route

Line S12, a cross-city route, heads initially in a southerly direction from Milano Bovisa through the Milan Passante railway to Milano Rogoredo. From there, it turns south-east towards its southern terminus, Melegnano.[2]

History

The route was activated on 12 September 2016.[3] The route was suspended on 25 February 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic[4] and it has been partially restored in August 2023, with four trains per direction per day, running at 15 minutes intervals when paired with line S1.[5] A more complete service shall be restored in 2024.[6]

Stations

The stations on the S12 are as follows (stations with a coloured background are within the municipality of Milan):[2]

StationOpenedInterchangeNote
Milano Bovisa1879
Milano Lancetti1997
Milano Porta Garibaldi1963
Milano Repubblica1997
Milano Porta Venezia1997
Milano Dateo2002
Milano Porta Vittoria2004
Milano Rogoredo1862
San Donato Milanese2003
Borgolombardo1991
San Giuliano Milanese1931
Melegnano1861

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S come Suburbano. www.trasporti.regione.lombardia.it. 28 December 2016. it.
  2. Web site: Linea S12 Melegnano-Milano Passante-Milano Bovisa. www.trasporti.regione.lombardia.it. 28 December 2016. it.
  3. Web site: Linea "S12" potenziamento Melegnano-Milano Bovis [dal 12 settembre 2016]]. www.trenord.it. 28 December 2016. it.
  4. Web site: Coronavirus, Trenord rimodula il servizio da martedì 25 febbraio: tutte le linee interessate. www.ilcittadinomb.it. 24 February 2020 . 28 May 2023. it.
  5. Web site: 2023-06-06 . Pendolari, dopo tre anni ripartirà la S12 da Melegnano a Milano Bovisa . 2023-08-27 . Il Giorno . it.
  6. Web site: 2023-05-12 . TRENI Lucente: «La linea S12 da Melegnano sarà riattivata all'inizio del 2024» . 2023-08-27 . www.ilcittadino.it . it.