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ThePrincipality of Monaco has currently a singlerailway station,Monaco - Monte Carlo, part of theMarseille–Ventimiglia railway line.[1][2] The station was originally opened in 1867, but extensively rebuilt in 1999.[3] The length of railway within the Principality is 1.7 km (1.1 mi),[1] giving Monaco thethird-smallest railway system in the world.
Originally, two stations served the principality on the Marseille-Nice-Ventimiglia line: Monaco and Monte Carlo. A new tunnel was built in the 1950s through the hills behindMonte Carlo, bypassing the Monte Carlo station and causing its closure.[4][5][6] Subsequently, the Monaco station was renamed Monaco-Monte Carlo station.
In the 1990s, the railway line was re-routed completely underground. A new underground station was built to replace the old surface station. The new Monaco - Monte Carlo station was opened on 7 December 1999.
Arack railway fromLa Turbie toMonte Carlo throughBeausoleil operated from 1894 to 1932, with a station (Monte Carlo) serving the Principality.[7][8]
Monaco also had atramway system between 1898 and 1931, with the first line linking Place d’Armes toSaint Roman.[5]
Monaco does not operate its own train service; all rail services in the Principality are operated by theFrench operator,SNCF.[9] SNCF trains leave the Monaco - Monte Carlo station every 15 minutes throughout the day,[10] although services cease during early, and late hours.[11]
The railway station is located on the border ofMoneghetti, Monaco andBeausoleil, France, near the Monégasque administrative ward ofSaint Michel.[3]
The table below shows the Monegasque stations, the existing one and the disused ones:
