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Milan
Metro, Tramway, Funicular Subway, Light Rail Subway, S-Bahn

With a smorgasbord of transit options, Milan is a trainspotters dream. So remember to leave the wife or girlfriend in the hotel room. After all, why listen to all that whining and sniveling about wasting your time with trains when you're trying to concentrate on focusing?

Photos Courtesy of Andreas Behm from the Mercurio Railway Server

Photo courtesy Ivan Furlanis
Subway

Milan's undercrowded, graffiti-free subway, opened in 1964, has 3 lines and 84 stations. Totaling 69 km, 22 km is above ground. As with many FSU subway stations, watch out for terrorists.

Contact:
Azienda Trasporti Municipali 
Foro Buonaparte 61 
20121, Milan, Italy

A page which describes itself as having "lots of stuff about the Milan metro"
Una finestra su Brera* Gentileschi * Milan
Milan's public transport
Metropolitana Milanese
A Map
Yet another map
And still another
Official Home Page
Public Transport in Milan
Milan subway movie by Stumpo
Milan subwaypassion
Great page by Ivan Furlanis
 

Tramway

Milan has one pf the largest tramway networks in Europe, sporting 168 km and 17 lines. Transit systems and tram museums world wide often showcase an ex-Milan tram, as does Milan's science museum. The system opened in 1841.

A fine article about the streetcar system from Railway Technologies
Photos from nycsubway.org
Virtual tramway tour from the virtual tourist
Great photos from tramscape
A definitive Milano tram site
PublicTransport.com's Milan tramway page


Light Rail

Three light rail lines (Metrotramvia) are under construction, and another, The 3.9 km Line 7 (Metrotranvia North ), opened December 2003. All four lines will use the new Serio by Ansaldo-Breda, and all four will be partly in subway.

ERS photos
Photos of Metrotranvia North and South by Ivan Furlanis



Interurban

Milan has retained only two lines of a once extensive interurban railway. Currently, the Brianza lines serve the northern part of the city. The Desio line is earmarked for conversion to light rail, with an extension to Seregeno. The Limbiate branch is now partially abandoned, with plans for termination.

Photo of the Limbiate branch
Railspot extensive history and photos, including news that ATM is looking to close the Brianza lines.


Peoplemover

Milan sports a new 682 meter peoplemover, which runs between the subway and a hospital. You can catch the people mover on metro Line 2 at the Cascina Gobba station.

S-Bahn

There is also a Milan Urban Railway Connection, which runs 6 km underground with four stations. Ferovia Nord (North Rail) serves the Milano area with an airport express and commuter rail.

Milan Fermodellistico Group