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TILO trains, season tickets, motorways and queues: the daily commute across the border.

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231 articles on transport and traffic, newest first.

• Council of State rejects reopening of FFS stop in Giornico

  BELLINZONA - The Council of State rules out reopening a railway stop in Giornico.

• Tilo Lugano-Chiasso timetable: changes and cancellations

  Construction work between Vezia and Capolago is changing Tilo timetables.

• Varese transport commitments: Vedano spur, Gallarate-Luino

  The debate on the Regional Mobility and Transport Plan (PRMT), which lasted for more than a week in the Regional Council, led the PD and the other opposition parties to secure commitments on public transport.

• Varese: the stadium forecourt is named after Anastasi

  The square in front of Franco Ossola Stadium, in Masnago, now bears the name of Pietro Anastasi.

• Vehicle on fire on the A2 in Rivera: traffic disrupted

  A van caught fire on the A2 motorway in the southbound direction, on the section between the Monte Ceneri tunnel and Rivera.

• Accident on the A8 between Castellanza and Busto: long tailback

  Accident on the A8 shortly after 4 p.m.

• M5S warning: 'Three construction sites risk paralyzing the city'

  From 12 October, on the SS 34 in Cannobio, traffic is regulated alternating one-way to allow work on the tunnels. The construction site is being installed and, between 5 am and 9 pm, traffic is regulated by a traffic light or by mobile operators.

• Como, residents’ car pass: renewal becomes annual

  The residents' pass must be renewed every year.

• Traffic lights on motorways: USTRA's traffic plan

  It is in this context that the Federal Roads Office, USTRA, is seeking new solutions, following the public rejection of the motorway expansion in 2024.

• Foliage Train 2026 between Locarno and Domodossola

  From October 10 to November 15, 2026, Ferrovia Vigezzina-Centovalli brings back Treno del Foliage, one of the most eagerly awaited autumn events.

• Lucerne fans in Lugano: roads closed and traffic
• Lucerne fans in Lugano: road closures, traffic delays
• Foliage Train: Locarno-Domodossola from October 10
• Como-Switzerland trains: 4 weekends of closures in 2026
• The train was whistling: railway festival in Gorla Minore
• Como and Lecco: risk of losing 14 thousand workers by 2029

  UIL warning: lack of housing, complex commuting and inadequate services risk driving thousands of working-age people away from the area.

• Lumino-Castione cycle path: second phase of the works

  From Monday, October 12 to the end of April 2027, works between via Quatorta and the Castione FFS station, with two new bus stops.

• S50 breakdown in Busto Arsizio: passengers stranded for 3 hours

  On 29 September, an S50 Malpensa-Bellinzona train remained stopped for more than three hours 200 meters from the station. Europa Verde asks Rfi and Trenord for explanations.

• Green light for the Lombardy-Ticino Agreement

  Ratified Draft Law No. 197 on cross-border mobility. Five-year agreement for trains, buses, and fares between Italy and Switzerland.

• Tilo train stopped in Busto Arsizio for almost three hours

  A Tilo train from Malpensa to Biasca remained stuck about 200 meters from Busto Arsizio station: tension and disruptions on board.

• Thirty travelers in Gallarate after the train to Malpensa

  About thirty travelers were stranded at Gallarate station on the evening of 22 September, waiting for train 2989 at 23.24, which was replaced by buses due to nighttime works.

• Varese, onboard ticket costs twice as much: the testimony

  A student at Università dell'Insubria paid 3,20 euro for an onboard bus ticket, twice the normal price according to her testimony, after card payment did not work.

• Trenord leaves 30 passengers stranded in Gallarate, Region must intervene

  During the night between September 22 and 23, around thirty passengers bound for Malpensa were left stranded at Gallarate after the departure of the last empty train, without assistance or connections.

• Luino-Switzerland line: Action adheres to Lombardy moves

  Saturday, September 26, mobilization in the Lombard stations for railway efficiency. Focus on the Luino-Switzerland route and collection of signatures for the Minister.