Saronno - Varese - Laveno
In 1881, the Province of Como presented two construction projects to the Ministry of Public Works, also developed by Campiglio, and dated 8 January and 8 February 1881 respectively, approved with note by the Board of Public Works on 12 February of the same year. They concerned the construction of two railways, one on the Como-Varese-Laveno route, and the other on the Saronno-Malnate route, converging into the first at the latter location. For the sake of accuracy, it should be noted that the area they crossed belonged almost entirely to the province of Como at the time, as the province of Varese was not established until 1927.
The convention between the representatives of the Province of Como and the officials of the state was ratified on 16 January 1881. The Province of Como subcontracted construction of the new lines, which were to be completed within seven years from the start of the work.
Completion of the two works was actually well in advance of the dates set out in the terms, so that the Saronno-Malnate line, a direct extension of the Milano-Saronno line, opened to traffic on 14 August 1883, and the Como-Varese-Laveno line opened in July 1885. In the late 1880s, an additional convention, agreed on 3 July 1888, transferred operation of the above-mentioned railways to Ferrovie Nord Milano.
The Grandate – Malnate section was closed to railway operation in the 1960s.
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