Line S9 (Milan suburban railway service)

Saronno–Albairate-Vermezzo
An S9 train at Milano Lambrate.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Lombardy, Italy
Termini	Saronno Albairate-Vermezzo
Stations	16
Website	Trenord (in Italian)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Milan suburban railway service
Route number	S9
Operator(s)	Trenord
History
Opened	2004
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	3,000 V DC
Route map Map of line S9.

The S9 is a commuter rail service of the Milan suburban railway service (Italian : Servizio ferroviario suburbano di Milano) that converges in Milan, Italy. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

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). ^[3]

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. ^[4]

Stations

The stations on the S9 are as follows (the stations with blue background are in the municipality of Milan): ^[5]

Station	Opened	Interchange
Saronno	1879	MXP
Saronno Sud	1991
Ceriano Laghetto-Solaro	2012
Ceriano Laghetto-Groane	2012
Cesano Maderno-Groane	2013
Cesano Maderno	2011
Seveso-Baruccana	2012
Seregno	1849
Desio	1849
Lissone-Muggiò	1882
Monza	1840
Sesto San Giovanni	1969
Milano Greco Pirelli	1914
Milano Lambrate	1931
Milano Forlanini	2015
Milano Scalo Romana	1931	Lodi (100 meters)
Milano Tibaldi	2022
Milano Romolo	2006
Milano San Cristoforo	1915
Corsico	2009
Cesano Boscone	2009
Trezzano sul Naviglio	1987
Gaggiano	1870
Albairate-Vermezzo	2009

See also

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

References

1. "S come Suburbano" [S for Suburban]. Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. "Linee" [Lines]. Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 20 November 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Canale, Andrea (March 2005). "...finalmente Passante!" [...finally, Passante!]. I Treni (in Italian) (268): 18.
4. "Linee S in crescita" [S lines grow]. I Treni (322): 8. January 2010.
5. "Linea S9 Seregno - Milano S. Cristoforo - Albairate". Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

External links

• Trenord – official site (in Italian)
• Schematic of Line S9 ^{[ permanent dead link ]} – schematic depicting all stations on Line S9