Trams in Milan

Milan tramway network
Operation
LocaleMilan, Italy
Horsecar era: 1881 (1881)–1898 (1898)
Status Replaced by electric trams
Operator(s) SAO
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Track length (single) 10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Track length (double) 40.3 km (25.0 mi)
Track length (total) 50.9 km (31.6 mi)
Electric trams era: 1893 (1893)–present
Status Still operational
Routes 17
Operator(s) Edison (1893–1917)
ATM (since 1917)
Track gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+78 in)
(Italian gauge)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC overhead lines
Track length (total) 180.3 km (112.0 mi)[1]
Website ATM (in English)

The Milan tramway network (Italian: Rete tranviaria di Milano) is part of the public transport network of Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM).

In operation since 1881, the network is currently 180.3 km (112.0 mi) long,[2] making it one of the biggest in the world. It has the unusual track gauge of 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+78 in) (Italian gauge),[3] and comprises 17 urban lines.

While the Milan metro is characterized by a low level of centrality, with no more than two lines ever crossing each other at any of the interchange stations, the tram network is substantially centralized, with nearly half of the lines passing or terminating around Piazza del Duomo, the city central square.[4]

  1. ^ "Carta della mobilità ATM 2017" [ATM Mobility Charter 2017] (PDF) (in Italian). Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ "Carta della mobilità ATM 2017" [ATM Mobility Charter 2017] (PDF) (in Italian). Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ Brignole & Schwandl 2010, p. 48.
  4. ^ "Milan tram routes through central downtown". Milanfinally.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search