Highlight • Historical Site
Abandoned Valmorea Railway Station
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Parco Valle del Lanza
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June 20, 2019
Hiking
It was opened in 1926 as part of the international Valmorea railway, but only two years later the border crossing was closed by the Italian government, which disapproved of a private international connection.
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August 13, 2023
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July 15, 2022
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Progressively weakened and decommissioned by 1977, it was partially reactivated in the early years of the third millennium, limited to the Malnate Olona-Mendrisio section, in order to operate episodic tourist services with steam traction.
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