Milan Metro
The Metropolitana di Milano is the subway system is the second largest Italian city of Milan. In November 1964 and opened as the second Italian Metro, is the network operated by ATM Milano regelspurige rail transport with four lines next to the S-Bahn urban rapid transit network. Characteristic of the Milan metro network is the chain-dependent use of electricity rail or catenary.
- 3.1 In construction
- 3.2 In planning
- 5.1 Power supply
- 5.2 Operating workshops
Lines
History
Since the tram and bus services were no longer sufficient for the development of Milan, in 1957 the decision was taken to build a metro. Construction began in the fall of 1958.
M1 (Red Line )
The red line was opened as the first Milan subway line on November 1, 1964 between Sesto Marelli and Lotto. The track was then 11.8 km long and had 21 stations. Two years later a branch line between the stations Pagano and Gambara was put into operation. The red line (also M1) was extended in the following years. 1975 line both branches were each extended by QT8 or Inganni simultaneously. In 1980 it went up to San Leonardo and 1986 to Molino Dorino and Sesto FS. In 1992 the branch line from Inganni was extended to Bisceglie. 2006, the other branch line from Molino Dorino was extended to the new exhibition center in Rho.
M2 (Green Line )
The green line was originally a tram between Vaprio d' Adda and Cassano d' Adda. 1969 completed the construction work for the conversion into a subway. At that time the line was opened between M2 Caiazzo and Cascina Gobba. 1970/1971 the green line was further built in the center to the Porta Garibaldi station. Then - as now - crossing the green line, the existing line M1 at the Loreto. In 1972, one of the longest metro extensions: The M2 was the northeast extended outside the urban area to Gorgonzola. There is also a maintenance workshop for the green line was built. 1978, a second crossing was built with the red line (M1 ) at Cadorna Station. Now the two metro lines were the typical fish bladder network. 1981 was built similar to the red line a branch line up to the present terminus Cologno Nord. Then the M2 were 1983 to Porta Genova and 1985 extended to Romolo and to the neighboring Gessate. 1994, there was again an extension to Famagosta. On 17 March 2005, the Verlängerungsast went to Piazza Abbiategrasso into operation on 20 February 2011 that. According to Assago - Milanofiori
M3 (Yellow Line )
The latest line of the Milan metro network was opened on 1 May 1990 as a shuttle service between Centrale FS (Hauptbahnhof) and Duomo. Just seven months later, in December 1990, the regular operation was recorded with an extension to Porta Romana. In 1991, the M3 has been extended in both directions to San Donato and Sondrio. In 1995 there was an extension to Zara, 2003 to Maciachini. On 26 March 2011, the M3 of Maciachini was extended by four stops to Comasina. The yellow line is complete to achieve barrier-free for disabled.
M5 ( Purple Line )
The M5 is 2015 by Bignami in the northeast up to the San Siro. The first section of the automated line M5 was put into operation on 10 February 2013. It included 4.1 km and 7 stations, ranging from Bignami in the northeast to Zara. In early March 2014, the section from Zara to the inner-city Porta Garibaldi station was put into operation. Thus, the path length is 6.1 miles and includes 9 stops. In 2015 the remaining part of Section Porta Garibaldi to San Siro to go into operation. After their final completion of the M5 will be 12.6 km long and have 19 stations.
Expansion and plans
In construction
- M1, extension Sesto I Maggio ↔ Monza Bettola
- M5 expansion Garibaldi ↔ San Siro until 2015
- M4, new line San Cristoforo ↔ Linate Airport to August 2015
In planning
- M2, extension Cologno North ↔ Vimercate
- M3, expansion San Donato ↔ Paullo
- M5 expansion Bignami ↔ Monza Bettola
Other Transport in Milan
Next to the Metro in Milan there are also a well operated by the ATM Milano tram and S-Bahn Milan. The latter uses as the root route the Passante ferroviario between Lancetti and Porta Vittoria. There are also in Milan, a 2-station mini- metro by the Sud Metro station and get off at Ospedale / San Raffaele. It is a funicular railway in the company Poma Italia (now Agudio ). Sometimes it is also referred to as Metro San Raffaele.
Others
Power supply
The M1, in contrast to M2 and M3 another current system. It is powered by a side power rail for power consumption and a further rail in the middle of the track for the feedback. It also runs on DC power at a driving voltage of 750Volt. The M2 and M3, however, take a container on the carriage pantographs. The two metro lines are indeed operated with direct current, but at a driving voltage of 1500 volts.
Maintenance workshops
There are currently six operating workshops:
- Deposito Gallaratese (M1 )
- Deposito Precotto (M1 )
- Deposito Famagosta (M2 )
- Deposito Cologno Nord ( M2)
- Deposito Gorgonzola (M2 )
- Deposito San Donato (M3 )