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Electric trams at the central terminus, Piazza del Duomo. In 1892, the Edison company presented a project for the electrification of the urban tramway network. [7] The first stage of this project was an experimental line from Piazza del Duomo to Corso Sempione through new residential areas, to demonstrate the advantages of the new system.
The system is more than 170 km long and is the biggest network in Italy. The Milan tram network dates back to 1876, when the first horse driven tram line began operation. In 1878 the first steam powered tram was launched and by 1901 all the lines were electric powered. In 1910 line numbers were first introduced.
The Milan Metro (Italian: Metropolitana di Milano) is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of five lines with a total network length of 111.8 kilometres (69.5 mi), and a total of 125 stations (+2 in construction), mostly underground. It has a daily ridership of about 1.4 ...
Milan Metro network map The logo. The Milan Metro is the rapid transit/metro system serving Milan, Italy. The network comprises 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colors, with a total route length of 112 kilometres (70 mi) and 125 stations. The system has a daily ridership of over one million. [1]
It includes all tram systems in Italy, past and present; cities with current operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area.
In the 1960s Italy and Milan saw a strong increase in car owners, and the increasing importance of private over public transport. Several new stations of the two metro lines are opened in the following years. The new Line 3 was inaugurated in 1990. Tram line 15 to Rozzano was the first to go beyond the city border in 1992.
The interurban sections of Line 2 were originally built as part of a fast tramway, the Linee celeri dell'Adda ("Adda fast lines"), opened in 1968 from Cimiano up to Gorgonzola. After few years, in 1972, the section was included in the newly born Metro line. The same section was extended in 1985 up to Gessate, the present terminus.
Line 1 (Linea Uno in Italian) is the first underground rapid transit line built in Milan, Italy.It is part of the Milan Metro and it is operated by ATM.Works on the line began in 1957, and the first part was opened on 1 November 1964, [4] [5] running from Sesto Marelli to Lotto station.