Monza – Molteno railway line

Monza – Molteno

Renate station

Route number (RFI) :

27

Course book series (IT) :

171

Route length:

29 km

Gauge :

1435 mm ( standard gauge )

Top speed:

80 km / h

Legend

		from Milan
	0.000	Monza
		to Chiasso
	1.027	Monza Sobborghi former train station
	3,911	Villasanta
		to Lecco
	6.393	Buttafava
	7.632	Biassono - Lesmo Parco former train station
		Seregno – Ponte San Pietro railway line
	9,383	Macherio -Canonica until 1993 station
	11.664	Triuggio -Ponte Albiate
	14.048	Carate -Calò former train station
	16,039	Villa Raverio until 1993 train station
	18,571	Besana
	21,938	Renate - Veduggio until 1993 station

		Romanò Fornaci until 1931
	24.102	Cassago - Nibionno - Bulciago former train station
	26,528	Costa Masnaga
		from Como
	29.214	Molteno
		to Lecco

The Monza – Molteno line is a branch line in Italy . It connects the city of Monza with the town of Molteno on the Como – Lecco railway line and is used by regional trains from Milan –Monza – Molteno– Lecco .

history

In 1887 a committee headed by the small town of Besana proposed the construction of a local railway through the Brianza hills north of Milan . After several financial and technical problems, construction did not begin until 1907. The line was opened on October 14, 1911 and operated by Ferrovie della Brianza Centrale AG (FBC).

In 1919 the FBC was replaced by the Società per la Ferrovia Monza-Molteno-Oggiono (MMO) due to financial difficulties . However, this company also had numerous problems, so that in 1935 a provisional state company was introduced. The line has been operated directly by the Ferrovie dello Stato since January 1, 1954. In the 1960s and 1970s, there were proposals to shut down the line, but it survived and in the 1980s suburban trains Milan – Lecco were introduced.

Today the trains run every hour. In future, they will run every half hour and will be referred to as the S7 line of the Milan S-Bahn .

Renate – Romanò Fornaci branch

In 1914 a short branch line was built from the Renate train station to the Romanò brickworks park in the municipality of Briosco . The route was mostly used for freight traffic, but also for passenger traffic, and was closed in 1931.

literature

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Fascicolo linea 27
Giovanni Cornolò: La ferrovia Monza - Molteno - Oggiono. In: Italmodel Ferrovie No. 229 (August 1979), pp. 6-19.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Impianti FS. In: I Treni Oggi No. 136 (April 1993), p. 7.
↑ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926

Web links

Commons : Monza – Molteno railway line - collection of images, videos and audio files

Private fansite (Italian)
History of the route (Italian)

[Impianti_136-1] Impianti FS. In: I Treni Oggi No. 136 (April 1993), p. 7.

[2] Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926