🇨🇭 Bellinzona

Major

Switzerland

Bellinzona is the cantonal capital of Ticino and ein wichtiger rail junction in the southern Swiss Alps, where trains from the Gotthard and Lötschberg–Simplon routes converge before continuing towards Lugano, Locarno, and the Italian border. The town's UNESCO-listed medieval castles overlook the valley and the station, giving Bellinzona a dramatic setting that few Swiss rail stops can match. InterCity and EuroCity trains serving the Zürich–Mailand corridor call here, and a Nebenlinie departs for Locarno on Lake Maggiore.

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Land	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Typ	Major
Koordinaten	46,19543, 9,029529
Zeitzone	Europe/Zurich
Verbindungen	778
UIC-Code	8505213

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Bellinzona station sits at the edge of the Altstadt, was es walkable from the historisch castles and piazza in etwa zehn Minuten. Local Buslinien also connect the station to the surrounding Wohnviertels.

The station has a Fahrkartenschalter, automated vending machines, and a small selection of Geschäfte and a Café on the Erdgeschoss. Aufzüge and Rampeen provide barrierefrei access to all Bahnsteige.

SBB intercity and InterRegio trains call at Bellinzona on the Gotthard Hauptlinie, linking Zürich and Lugano. Regionalzüge also serve the Locarno branch via the Centovalli corridor, and Ticino S-Bahn-Dienste run frequently to Lugano and Locarno.

Self-service Schließfächer sind verfügbar at Bellinzona station and can be hired by the Stunde or Tag. For oversized items, the staffed SBB baggage counter at Lugano Hauptbahnhof is a kurze Zugfahrt away.

Bellinzona is famous for its three UNESCO-listed medieval castles, all reachable on foot vom Bahnhof within fünfzehn Minuten. The SaturTag market in Piazza Nosetto is a highlight and runs just a few hundred metres vom Bahnhof entrance.

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SBB

National · Switzerland

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SNCF

National · France

Trenitalia

National · Italy

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