Milan Metro

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Milan Metro
Overview
Native name	Metropolitana di Milano
Locale	Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	5
Number of stations	125+2(in construction)
Daily ridership	1.39 million (2018 average weekday)[1] 1.57 million (2018 peak)[1]
Annual ridership	369 million (2018)[2]
Website	www.atm.it/en/
Operation
Began operation	November 1, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-11-01)
Operator(s)	Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Number of vehicles	225 (2023)
Technical
System length	111.8 km (69.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC fourth rail (line 1) 1,500 V DC overhead catenary (lines 2 & 3) 750 V DC third rail (lines 4 & 5)
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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. It has a daily ridership of about 1.4 million on weekdays. The Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the fifth longest in the European Union and the eighth in the Europe.^[3]

The first line, Line 1, opened in 1964;^[4][5] Line 2 opened 5 years later in 1969,^[5] Line 3 in 1990,^[5] Line 5 in 2013,^[6] and Line 4 in 2022. There are also several extensions planned and under construction. The architectural project of the Milan Metro, created by Franco Albini and Franca Helg, and the signs, designed by Bob Noorda, received the Compasso d'Oro award in 1964.^[7]