The line dates back to the times of the
Austrian Empire, because its government wanted to connect its capital of
Vienna with the
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. The
Vienna–Trieste (
Südbahn) and
Venice–Trieste (
Ferdinandsbahn) lines were completed in 1857. The Udine–Trieste railway, opened in 1860, ran from
Aurisina (later called Nabresina) near Trieste to Udine. The western section of the
Venice–Udine railway between Udine and Casarsa, including the bridge over the Tagliamento, was opened at the same time. In 1866, after Lombardy had been annexed to the
Kingdom of Sardinia, Veneto was also annexed to the
Kingdom of Italy following the
Austro-Prussian War. The line thus became an international railway and
Cormons station became a border station. The whole line became Italian In 1918. Duplication between
Mossa and Rubbia was completed on 13 March 1988 and the next section between Rubbia and on 8 April 1990. ==References==