General Information
| Name in local language: | Metropolitana Milanese Linea 5 "Lilla" |
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| Beginning of works: | 2007 |
| Completion: | 10 February 2013 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Metro (Subway, Underground) Line |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 12.9 km | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| number of stations | 19 | |
| track gauge | 1 435 mm | |
| Section Bignami-Garibaldi FS | total length | 5.6 km |
| Section Garibaldi FS-San Siro Stadio | total length | 6.7 km |
Chronology
| April 2012 | Expected opening of the section Bignami to Zara. |
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| Spring 2012 | TBM EPB S-695 "Daniela" and S-694 "Augusta" start from San Siro Station |
| Summer 2012 | TBM S-238 and S-388 start from Monumentale station towards Cenisio and then Tre Torri stations |
| 22 January 2013 | TBM S-388 breakthrough at Cenisio station |
| 10 February 2013 | Opening of the section Bignami to Zara |
| 16 February 2013 | TBM S-238 breakthrough at Cenisio station |
| 26 March 2013 | TBM EPB S-695 "Daniela" and S-694 "Augusta" break through Tre Torri station (Pozzo Parco), coming from San Siro station (about 3 km for each TBM). |
| July 2013 | Expected opening of the section Zara to Garibaldi FS. |
| 30 April 2015 | Expected opening of the Section from Garibaldi FS to the San Siro Stadio terminus. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Line 5 is a 12.8-kilometre (8.0 mi) underground light metro line in Milan, Italy. The line is part of the Milan Metro and serves the north-eastern part of the city. Line 5 opened in stages between 2013 and 2015
The line operates using AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro vehicles, the same type used on the Copenhagen Metro.
Route
The line, 12.8-kilometre (8.0 mi) long with 19 stations, runs from San Siro Stadio to Bignami in less than 26 minutes.
Station Name Transfer Grade Opening Bignami Underground 10 February 2013 Ponale Underground 10 February 2013 Bicocca Underground 10 February 2013 Ca’ Granda Underground 10 February 2013 Istria Underground 10 February 2013 Marche Underground 10 February 2013 Zara Underground 10 February 2013 Isola Underground 1 March 2014 Garibaldi FS Underground 1 March 2014 Monumentale Underground 11 October 2015 Cenisio Underground 20 June 2015 Gerusalemme Underground 26 September 2015 Domodossola Underground 29 April 2015 Tre Torri Underground 14 November 2015 Portello Underground 6 June 2015 Lotto Underground 29 April 2015 Segesta Underground 29 April 2015 San Siro Ippodromo Underground 29 April 2015 San Siro Stadio Underground 29 April 2015
Operation
Metro 5 SpA
The company responsible for construction works and operation is Metro 5 S.p.A., a consortium of:
- Ansaldo STS (24.6%)
- Astaldi (23.3%)
- Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (20.0%)
- Torno Global Contracting (15.4%)
- Alstom (9.4%)
- AnsaldoBreda (7.3%)
Metro 5 will cover 40% of global construction costs, and will operate the line for 27 years from the date of opening.
Rolling stock
The system features four-car articulated driverless trains from AnsaldoBreda. Trains, designed by Giugiaro, are about 50 meters (160 ft) long, 2.65 meters (8 ft 8 in) wide, with seating for 96 and a maximum capacity 536 passengers.
The systems are controlled by a fully automated computer system, located at the control and maintenance center.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Milan Metro Line 5" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2012): Design and construction aspects of Milan underground Line 5 - passing over the Bovisa-Dateo railway tunnel / Planungs- und Ausführungsaspekte der Mailänder U-Bahnlinie 5 - Überquerung des Bovisa-Dateo Bahntunnels. In: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, v. 5, n. 3 ( 2012), pp. 243-260.
- Geotessili e geocompositi per la Linea 5 della MM milanese. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 13, n. 73 (January 2009), pp. 184.
- (2009): Il progetto e la realizzazione della Linea 5 della Metropolitana di Milano. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 13, n. 76 (July 2009), pp. 106.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
10056069 - Published on:
27/03/2010 - Last updated on:
02/02/2022
