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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.
A Class 1500 streetcar on line 29 (now replaced by lines 9 and 10) in Corso Colombo, restored to the original 1920s white-and-yellow livery. Public transport in Milan started on August 17, 1840, with the opening of the Milan-Monza railway. Horse-drawn buses were introduced in 1841.
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Milan on a weekday is 64 min. 14% of public transit riders ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 11 min, while 12% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day.
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The first section opened on 26 November 2022 [2] and as of 2023 it is 7.3 km (4.5 mi) long with 8 stations. [3] The full line opened on 12 October 2024 [3] The line is 15.2 km (9.4 mi) long with 21 stations. [4] The line features automatic driverless trains [5] and is designed for a capacity of 24–28,000 passengers per hour in each direction. [6]
Milan (/ m ɪ ˈ l æ n / mil-AN, US also / m ɪ ˈ l ɑː n / mil-AHN, [5] [6] Milanese: ⓘ; Italian: Milano ⓘ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban population [7] and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
The Milan–Paris Frecciarossa was inaugurated on 18 December 2021, [1] [2] with a morning and afternoon train in each direction. [19] An inaugural ceremony at Milano Centrale greeted the first train arriving from Paris Gare de Lyon, featuring actors with Napoleonic uniforms and can-can dancers. [20]