Classic route
Brig–Domodossola railway
Domodossola → Brig · Italy · Switzerland
View on the map →Wikipedia (IT) ↗Stations · 5
The Swiss–Italian side of the Simplon: 41 km from Brig to Domodossola, almost half of it inside the 19.8 km Simplon Tunnel of 1906.
Stations
- 0 kmDomodossola
- 4 kmPreglia
- 13 kmVarzo
- 19 kmIselle di Trasquera
- 41 kmBrig
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11612242 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE 1
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Brig–Domodossola railway?
The Brig–Domodossola railway runs 41 km from Domodossola to Brig. It runs through Italy and Switzerland.
How long does the Brig–Domodossola railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 32 min for the 41 km. That is an average of 77 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Brig–Domodossola railway?
SBB, with EC, EuroCity.
How old is the Brig–Domodossola railway?
The line has been in service since 1906. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Brig–Domodossola railway run?
22 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
More classic routes
- LNER Azuma
The Flying Scotsman’s route since 1862: and where Mallard set the never-beaten steam record of 203 km/h in 1938.
Wikipedia ↗ - Alfa Pendular
A tilting Pendolino leaning through the curves of the 19th-century Linha do Norte between Portugal’s two great cities.
Wikipedia ↗ - EIP Pendolino
Rides Poland’s 1970s Central Main Line (CMK), engineered decades ahead of its time and now being upgraded to 250 km/h.
Wikipedia ↗ - Railjet
Follows the old Orient Express alignment down the Danube plain: centre to centre faster than any flight.
Wikipedia ↗
More train routes in Italy · Switzerland.