Classic route
Monza–Molteno railway
Molteno → Monza · Italy
Brianza branch of 1911 climbing gently from Monza into the Lecco hills, twelve stops in twenty-nine kilometres.
- Distance
- 29 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 56 min
- Average speed
- 31 km/h
- Top speed
- 80 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmMolteno
- 3 kmCosta Masnaga
- 5 kmCassago-Nibionno-Bulciago
- 7 kmRenate-Veduggio
- 11 kmBesana
- 13 kmVilla Raverio
- 15 kmCarate-Calò
- 18 kmTriuggio-Ponte Albiate
- 20 kmMacherio-Canonica
- 22 kmBiassono-Lesmo Parco
- 23 kmButtafava
- 25 kmVillasanta Parco
- 28 kmMonza Sobborghi
- 29 kmMonza +2
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for a train that runs this route end to end, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2589419: 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 R 24728
- 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 Monza–Molteno railway?
The Monza–Molteno railway runs 29 km from Molteno to Monza.
How long does the Monza–Molteno railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 56 min for the 29 km. That is an average of 31 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the Monza–Molteno railway?
Trenord, with S 7.
How old is the Monza–Molteno railway?
The line has been in service since 1911. 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 Monza–Molteno railway run?
18 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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