🇨🇭 Locarno

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Land	🇨🇭
Typ	Major
Koordinaten	46,172418, 8,801356
Zeitzone	Europe/Zurich
Verbindungen	778
UIC-Code	8505400

Über Locarno

Locarno station is the südlicher Kopfbahnhof of the Centovalli Railway, which winds through a hundred valleys to reach Domodossola in Italien, sowie the western end of the Lugano–Locarno corridor served by PostBus and regional Verbindungen. The station also marks the lakeside starting point of the FART (Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi) Netz, and the Piazza Grande — famous for hosting one of Europe's great open-air film festivals — is just Minuten vom Bahnhof. Travellers arriving here are greeted by a mild Mediterranean-influenced climate, palm trees along the lakefront, and boat services on Lake Maggiore.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Locarno station is situated just a few hundred metres from Piazza Grande and Lake Maggiore, making the lakefront an easy walk in under zehn Minuten. The town centre is größtenteils pedestrianised, so the walk is pleasant and straightforward.

Locarno is the westlicher Kopfbahnhof of the Centovalli Railway, which runs through the scenic Valle Centovalli to Domodossola in Italien. SBB Regionalzüge connect Locarno to Bellinzona and Lugano via the Ticino S-Bahn, and the FART narrow-gauge line serves the Verzasca valley.

Self-service Schließfächer sind verfügbar at der Haupt- Bahnhofsgebäude. Travellers heading to the Centovalli Railway or onto the lake ferries often leave luggage here while exploring the town.

The station has a Fahrkartenschalter, Geschäfte, and a Café. The in der Nähe Busbahnhof serves routes into the valleys and to Ascona, and a Taxistand befindet sich immediately outside the entrance.

Locarno hosts one of Europe's most prestigious film festivals each August in Piazza Grande, and accommodation fills schnell during that period. The Madonna del Sasso sanctuary, perched on a cliff above the town, wird bedient von a Standseilbahn departing just a kurzer Fußweg vom Bahnhof.

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