Rail Transport in Italy - Rail Links To Adjacent Countries

Rail Links To Adjacent Countries

All links have the same gauge.

• Austria — voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC
• France — voltage change 3 kV DC/25 kV AC or 1,5 kV DC
• Slovenia — same voltage
• Switzerland — voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC (plus two narrow gauge lines, same voltage)
• Vatican — not electrified
• San Marino — closed, narrow gauge

Station on the border are:

• Ventimiglia is the Italian border station on the Genoa-Nice main line.
• Limone Piemonte is the Italian border station on the Cuneo-Nice secondary line.
• Bardonecchia is the Italian border station on the Turin-Lyon main line (Fréjus Tunnel line).
• Iselle is the Italian border station of the Milan-Bern/Geneva main line (Simplon Tunnel line).
• Pino Tronzano (it) is the Italian border station of the Sesto Calende-Bellinzona secondary line.
• Chiasso is the Italian/Swiss border station of the Milan-Zürich main line (Gotthard Tunnel line).
• Tirano is the terminus on the Italian side of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄₈ in) Bernina line of the Rhätische Bahn.
• Brenner is the Italian/Austrian border station of the Verona-Innsbruck main line (Brenner railway).
• Innichen (San Candido in Italian) is the Italian border station of the Franzensfeste-Lienz secondary line.
• Tarvisio is the Italian border station of the Venezia-Wien main line (Austrian Southern Railway line).
• Gorizia station serves as link to the Slovenian railways, through the station of Nova Gorica, which can be entered also directly by pedestrians from the Italian side.
• Villa Opicina stations serves as link to the Slovenian railways, through the stations of Sežana and Repentabor.