Milan Metro Line 5

Line 5 is an under construction line of the Milan Metro, Italy, that will connect the downtown Porta Garibaldi railway station with the north-eastern suburb, at the via Bignami-viale Testi intersection. The line will be built in several steps, with the first planned to open in 2012 and the fourth in 2015. Further extensions are planned. The line will operate using AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro vehicles, the same of the Copenhagen Metro. The headway will be 75 seconds. [1][2]

The line is being built by the Metro 5 SpA consortium. The consortium signed the contract for construction of the Porta Garibaldi to San Siro section on 2 February 2011.[3] After opening the consortium will manage the line for 25 years.

Works on the first phase are already finished, and the test period is in progress. However, a flooding forced to postpone the opening to the end of 2012.[4]

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Route

The first stage, 5.6 km long with 9 stations, will run from Zara to Bignami and is planned to open in 2012. The second stage is planned to open in 2013, and will run from Zara to Porta Garibaldi station. The third and fourth are both planned to open in 2015, and will run from Garibaldi to San Siro stadium and from Bignami to Monza.

When completed, the line will be 12.6 km (7.8 mi) long and will connect the two termini in less than 26 minutes.[5]

Two more stages are proposed, and they will run from San Siro to Settimo and from Settimo to Magenta.[6]

    Phase 1 (2012)
    Phase 2 (2013)
    Phase 3 (2015)
Station Name Transfer Grade
Bignami Underground
Ponale Underground
Bicocca Underground
Ca' Granda Underground
Istria Underground
Marche Underground
Zara Underground
Isola Underground
Porta Garibaldi
Underground
Monumentale Underground
Cenisio Underground
Gerusalemme Underground
Domodossola Underground
Tre Torri Underground
Portello Underground
Lotto Underground
Segesta Underground
San Siro Ippodromo Underground
San Siro Stadio Underground

Rolling stock

Main article: AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro

The system will feature four-car articulated driverless trains from AnsaldoBreda.[3] Trains, designed by Giugiaro, will be 39 meters (128 ft) long, 2.65 meters (8 ft 8 in) wide.[7][8]

The systems are controlled by a fully automated computer system, located at the control and maintenance center.

References

  1. ^ "Milan Metro". Railway Age. March 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_3_208/ai_n19020296/. Retrieved 17 November 2009. 
  2. ^ "500 million euro Italian metro deal". International Railway Journal. April 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_4_46/ai_n26695833/. Retrieved 17 November 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Milano metro M5 extension contract signed". Railway Gazette International. 3 February 2011. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/milano-metro-m5-extension-contract-signed.html. 
  4. ^ "Metrò 5, slitta la fine del cantiere". Corriere Milano. 23 August 2011. http://milano.corriere.it/milano/notizie/cronaca/11_agosto_23/20110823MIL03_10-1901341787970.shtml. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Connessione in corso: stiamo mettendo Milano in linea con il futuro". Metro5 S.p.A.. http://www.metro-5.com/index.php/home-page. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  6. ^ "Rete in prgetto". MSR. http://www.msrmilano.com/hometot.htm. Retrieved 17 November 2009. 
  7. ^ "Copenhagen Metro". Arcspace. http://www.arcspace.com/architects/khr/metro/index.html. Retrieved 15 November 2009. 
  8. ^ AnsaldoBreda. "Driverless metros". http://www.ansaldobreda.com/upload/allegati_prodotti/43_ITA_driverless.pdf. Retrieved 14 November 2009. 

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