Line S2 (Milan suburban railway service) explained

Seveso–Milano Rogoredo
Color:009478
Logo Alt:S2
Image Alt:Split-flap display at Milano Porta Garibaldi showing an S2 train to Mariano Comense as the next departure.
Type:Commuter rail
System:Milan suburban railway service
Status:Operational
Locale:Milan, Italy
Start:Mariano Comense
End:Milano Rogoredo
Stops:20
First:2004
Operator:Trenord
Stock:Treno Alta Frequentazione
Distance:34km (21miles)
Routenumber:S2
El:3,000 V DC
Website:Trenord
Map State:show

The S2 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.

The service operates over the Milan–Asso and Milan Passante lines. Like all other Milan suburban railway service routes, it is operated by Trenord.

Route

S2, a cross-city route, heads initially in a southwesterly direction from Mariano Comense to Seveso, and then south to Milano Bovisa-Politecnico. From there, the line runs across the municipality of Milan, via the Milan Passante railway, to Milano Rogoredo. The journey takes 1h08'.[1]

History

The S2 was introduced on 12 December 2004, and operated initially between Mariano Comense and Milano Porta Vittoria.

With the change of timetable on 15 June 2008, the service was extended from Milano Porta Vittoria to Milano Rogoredo, where there is interchange with regional trains and long-distance services to and from Genoa, Bologna and Mantua.

The initial plans for the service foresaw a further extension from Milano Rogoredo to Pavia, but that has not materialized: Pavia has since been connected to the suburban railway service by the new S13; service is planned to extend to Pieve Emanuele as soon as the infrastructure will allow it, with the quad tracking of the section in order to separate long distance and regional trains from suburban trains.

Stations

The stations on the S2 are as follows (stations with blue background are in the municipality of Milan):

StationOpenedInterchangeNote
Mariano Comense1879limited service
Cabiate1879limited service
Meda1879limited service
Seveso1879
Cesano Maderno2011
Bovisio Masciago-Mombello1879
Varedo1879
Palazzolo Milanese1879
Paderno Dugnano1879
Cormano-Cusano2015
Milano Bruzzano2014
Milano Affori2011
Milano Bovisa1991
Milano Lancetti1997
Milano Porta Garibaldi1997
Milano Repubblica1997
Milano Porta Venezia1997
Milano Dateo2002
Milano Porta Vittoria2004
Milano Rogoredo1862

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://m.trenord.it/site-lite/index.html Trenord timetable