RE80

The RE80 is a RegioExpress service that runs every half-hour between Locarno and Chiasso in the Swiss canton of Ticino, with every other train continuing to Milano Centrale in Milan, Italy. The service is operated by Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), a joint venture between the Swiss Federal Railways and Trenord.

RE80
RE80 at Como Camerlata in 2021
Overview
First service	13 December 2020 (2020-12-13)
Current operator(s)	Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia
Route
Termini	Locarno Milano Centrale
Stops	13
Average journey time	54 minutes (Locarno–Chiasso) 1 hour 52 minutes (Locarno–Milan)
Service frequency	30 minutes (Locarno–Chiasso) 60 minutes (Locarno–Milan)
Line(s) used	Giubiasco–Locarno line Gotthard line Milan–Chiasso line
Route map Legend Regional services to Domodossola Locarno RE80 S20 Tenero Gordola Riazzino S30 to Luino Cadenazzo S30 Sant'Antonino S20 to Bellinzona S10 S50 to Bellinzona Ceneri Base Tunnel S90 to Bellinzona Lugano S60 to Ponte Tresa Lugano Paradiso Mendrisio S40 S50 to Varese Chiasso S11 Italy–Switzerland border Como San Giovanni S10 S40 Regional services to Como Lago Como Camerlata Regional services to Saronno Regional services to Merone S9 to Saronno Seregno S9 to Carnate Usmate Regional services to Carnate Usmate Monza S9 to Milano Porta Romana S11 to Milano Porta Garibaldi Regional services Milano Centrale RE80 [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit

Operations

The RE80 runs every half hour from Locarno to Chiasso, using the Giubiasco–Locarno line from Locarno to Sant'Antonino and the Gotthard line to Chiasso. The RE80 uses the Ceneri Base Tunnel between Sant'Antonino and Lugano, bypassing the traditional Gotthard route. South of Chiasso, every other train continues to Milano Centrale in Italy, providing hourly service between there and Locarno.^[3]

History

The opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel transformed regional services in Ticino. The RE80 began operation on 13 December 2020, running hourly from Locarno to Lugano with limited service beyond to Mendrisio or Chiasso. Its running mate was the RE10, running hourly between Castione-Arbedo, at the north end of the base tunnel, to Milano Centrale. This timetable was only temporary, and beginning on 5 April 2021 the RE80 began running half-hourly to Chiasso and hourly to Milano Centrale, replacing the RE10.^[4]