Planned and Under Construction

Aquila
Bologna
Bari
Brescia
Bergamo
Cagliari
Modena
Monza
Padova
Palermo
Perugia
Rimini
Salerno
Sassari
Savona
Turin
Val Gardena
Venice
Verona
 

Photos Courtesy of Andreas Behm from the Mercurio Railway Server

Photo courtesy Ivan Furlanis
Subway, Light Rail, People Mover, Commuter Rail Subway (Passante)

Subway

Milan's undercrowded, graffiti-free subway, opened in 1964, has 3 lines and 86 stations. Totaling 72 km, 22 km is above ground.

Milan's 5.6 km 9 station Line 5 began construction in 2007 and is expected to open in 2012. A 6.3 km, 10 station Line 5 extension (formerly Line 6) in the form of a branch line is expected to begin construction in 2010, with a completion timeof five years. Line 5 will be an automated metro similar to that in Brescia.and Turin..

With three lines and Line 5 under construction, you may ask, "What happened to Line 4?" According to Wikipedia, this airport line has been approved but has not yet begun construction.

In April 2009, Milan's Line 1 offered new luxury business class cars as part of its systemwide upgrade. By the name, one would think of cupholders and on board WIFI. In this case, business class appears to mean greater comfort and "greener" cars on the Red line.

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"
CityRailways page
Wikipedia Page
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 682 meter peoplemover, which runs between the subway and a hospital, is sometimes referred to as the Metro San Rafaelle. 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, or Passante, 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