Lugano railway station
railway station in the Swiss city of Lugano
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Summary
Lugano railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of railway station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month, #153 of 18,574).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lugano[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Transport network: Ticino rapid transit network[5]
- Instance of: break-of-gauge station[6]
- Connecting line: Gotthard railway[7]
- Owned by: Swiss Federal Railways[8]
- Operator: Swiss Federal Railways[9]
- Adjacent station: Lamone-Cadempino railway station[10], Lugano-Paradiso railway station[11], Giubiasco railway station[12], Bellinzona railway station[13]
- IATA airport code: QDL[14]
- Station code: LG[15]
- Part of: list of cultural properties in Lugano[16]
- Commons category: Lugano railway station[17]
- Interchange station: Lugano FLP railway station[18], Q134439928[19]
- Number of platform tracks: 4[20]
- Connecting service: EuroCity[21], S90[22], S50[23], S10[24], IC 2[25], IC 21[26]
- Nominated for: FLUX – goldener Verkehrsknoten[27]
- Heritage designation: class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance[28]
- Official name: Lugano[29]
- Date of official opening: January 1, 1882[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 335 m[31]
- Number of platform faces: 3[32]
- State of use: in use[33]
- Street address: Piazzale della Stazione 1, 6900 Lugano[34]
- P14976: 67F238A7-904A-482B-B8D4-0F8FD4DD2B64[35]
Why It Matters
Lugano railway station has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]