| Milan–Monza railway |
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Porta Nuova Station, Milan, 1840 |
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| Native name | Imperial-Regia Privilegiata Strada Ferrata da Milano a Monza (Italian) |
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| Locale | Lombardy |
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| Opened | 1840 (1840) |
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| Line length | 8 miles (13 km) |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The Milan–Monza railway line is the second oldest railway in Italy. It was the first railway in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, part of the Austrian Empire, opening in 1840 as the Imperial-Regia Privilegiata Strada Ferrata da Milano a Monza ("Imperial and Royal Privileged Railway from Milan to Monza") and was 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) long.
