Renewal and track rehabilitation works on the Arosio–Erba section of FERROVIENORD’s Seveso–Asso line, which began on Monday, 30 March and were initially scheduled to continue until Sunday, 28 June, will now run until Sunday, 2 August. These works are carried out periodically (every 20–30 years) to maintain the efficiency and safety of the railway infrastructure.
During this period, the works require rail traffic to be suspended overnight between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the Arosio–Asso section and result in reduced infrastructure capacity during the daytime. Consequently, the service changes on the R16 Milan–Asso line remain in place: due to the works, Milan Cadorna–Asso services operate between Milan and Asso with minor timetable adjustments, while Milan Cadorna–Erba services operate between Milan and Merone. Replacement buses operate between Merone and Erba.
THE WORKS – The extraordinary maintenance works involve replacing rails and sleepers using a track renewal train, as well as replacing the ballast using a ballast cleaning train. The track renewal train requires approximately 60 workers per night and can renew up to around 1 km of track per night. The ballast cleaning train requires up to 15 workers per night and can replace up to 250 metres of track ballast.
The work is carried out mainly at night to minimise changes to rail services along the line. However, loading and unloading operations for materials used by these two trains take place during the daytime on the third track at Erba station and on the terminal tracks at Merone station. FERROVIENORD is implementing all possible measures to minimise noise and dust and to reduce disruption as much as possible for residents living along the sections affected by the works.
CHANGES TO RAIL SERVICES – During the works, R16 Milan–Asso services to and from Erba will operate between Milan and Merone. Replacement buses will run between Erba and Merone.
Milan–Asso services will operate along the entire route as usual, with minor timetable changes between Inverigo and Asso. Exceptions are train 1665 (Milan Cadorna 5:39 p.m.–Asso 7:01 p.m.) and train 2676 (Asso 7:03 p.m.–Milan Cadorna 8:23 p.m.), which will operate between Milan Cadorna and Merone, with replacement buses running between Merone and Asso; and train 685 (Milan Cadorna 9:09 p.m.–Asso 10:30 p.m.), which will operate between Milan Cadorna and Mariano Comense, with a replacement bus service between Mariano Comense and Asso. Information about the service changes is available at trenord.it and on the Trenord app.
FEEDBACK CHANNEL – For any questions, requests or clarifications regarding the works, railway infrastructure or FERROVIENORD stations, users can submit feedback using the methods published on the website at: https://www.ferrovienord.it/segnalazioni-e-reclami/.
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