Scenic route
Milano–Tirano
Milan → Tirano · Italy
Lake Como’s eastern shore from the train window: Varenna, then the vineyard terraces of the Valtellina to Tirano, where the Bernina Express waits.
- Distance
- 157 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 63 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmMilano Centrale +8
- 12 kmMonza +2
- 49 kmLecco
- 58 kmMandello del Lario
- 70 kmVarenna-Esino-Perledo
- 74 kmBellano-Tartavalle Terme
- 88 kmColico
- 103 kmMorbegno
- 128 kmSondrio
- 145 kmTresenda-Aprica-Teglio
- 154 kmTirano +1
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. 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 17478506: 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 2814
- 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 Milano–Tirano?
The Milano–Tirano runs 157 km from Milan to Tirano.
How long does the Milano–Tirano take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 30 min for the 157 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Milano–Tirano?
Trenord.
How old is the Milano–Tirano?
The line has been in service since 1902. 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 Milano–Tirano run?
15 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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