The name, decided by a contest sponsored by TPL, recalls an old district of Lugano that has now disappeared but was next to the funicular.

The atrium is level with, and connected to, the pedestrian subway that links to all the main line platforms.

[9] On leaving the station the line passes through a tunnel, before emerging into the open air to cross the Via degli Amadio on a bridge.

Below the passing loop, the line again descends into a tunnel, before emerging into the courtyard of the Acquarello Hotel and terminating on Piazza Cioccaro in the city centre.

The intermediate request stop at Cattedrale is unusual, as its single short platform is situated alongside the northern track of the passing loop, and can thus only be served by alternate services in each direction.