At 5.095 kilometres (3.2 mi) in length, it links Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bologna Centrale railway station, with an intermediate station and depot at Lazzaretto and a travel time of 7 minutes and 20 seconds.

[5][6] However, soon after its inauguration, the service started suffering significant disruptions, culminating in its suspension between November 2021 and February 2022, with surreptitious substitution via normal buses, despite oblivious customers paying the full fare for a service they never received.

[7][8] The three trainsets currently operating on Marconi Express can transport a maximum of 576 passengers per hour per direction.

[10] The monorail overpasses Autostrada A14 and Tangenziale di Bologna with a 90–100 meters-long, single-span bridge.

[13] The intermediate station of Lazzaretto is double tracked, allowing cars traveling to opposite directions to cross each other.

It is also possible to open the turnstiles directly by contactless card (Pay & Go mode): the system charges the correct rate based on the entrance and exit turnstiles, allowing passengers to automatically take advantage of the return rate if the return journey takes place within 30 days, or the reduced rate if only traveling on the Bologna Centrale to Lazzaretto stretch.