The railway line was designed under the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the mid-19th century to ensure rapid and safe transport between Tyrol and northern Italy, especially Lombardy–Venetia.
Raudteeliin kavandati Austria-Ungaris 19. sajandi keskpaigas, et tagada kiire ja kindel raudteetransport Tirooli ja Põhja-Itaalia, eriti Lombardia-Veneetsia vahel.