Monza railway station the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Both companies are subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. Train services are operated by the lombard railway company Trenord. Monza railway station is situated at Via Enrico Arosio, at the southern edge of the city centre. The station was officially opened on 17 August 1840, as the terminus of the Milan–Monza railway, which was the first railway built in Lombardy and the second in Italy, after the Naples–Portici railway. Operations commenced the following day, 18 August 1840. In July 1849, that line was extended, to Camnago-Lentate, on its way
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Transport was created, including the general management of Ferrovie dello Stato, and in 1945, the company was renamed "Azienda Autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato". The period after World War II was particularly tough for Ferrovie dello Stato, since most of the Italian rail network was severely damaged and the rolling stock was obsolete. The network was rebuilt almost entirely by 1952. Since then, a period of renewal started. New trains were introduced, among them the ETR 300, and many sections of the national network were electrified and sometimes doubled. In 1957, the new ALn 442/448 multiple unit was introduced, greatly