Milan Metro Line 5

M5
Garibaldi FS station
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleMilan, Italy
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations19
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMilan Metro
Operator(s)Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Rolling stockAnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro
Daily ridership130,000 (October 2015)[1]
Ridership37 million (2022)[2]
History
Opened10 February 2013[3]
Technical
Line length12.9 km (8.0 mi)[4][5]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed30 km/h (19 mph) (average)
80 km/h (50 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Line 5 is an underground rapid transit line in Milan, Italy, part of the Milan Metro. The line, also known as M5 or the Lilac Line (Linea Lilla in Italian), is 12.8-kilometre (8.0 mi) long and goes through the city from the north to the north-west.[4] It opened in stages between 2013 and 2015.[3][6][5][7]

The line operates using AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro vehicles.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Delrio sulla M5: "Esempio virtuoso di infrastruttura"". Milano Today. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Tpl Milano, la metro 5 ha ricavi per 85 milioni. Passeggeri? +45%". AUTOBUS Web - La rivista del trasporto pubblico in Italia (in Italian). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Milano Metro's first driverless line inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Sostenibilità" [Sustainability] (in Italian). Metro 5 SpA. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b Sadler, Katie (1 May 2015). "Milan Metro Line 5 extension begins driverless operation". Eurotransport. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Milano extends driverless Line M5". Railway Gazette International. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ^ Chiandoni, Marco (1 May 2015). "Milan Line 5 extension opens". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Milan Metro". Railway Age. March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  9. ^ "500 million euro Italian metro deal". International Railway Journal. April 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2009.

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