Milan S Lines

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Milan S Lines
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A TSR train at Milano Porta Venezia railway station
Overview
LocaleMilan, Lombardy
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines12
Number of stations123
Daily ridership230,000[1]
Operation
Began operation2004
Operator(s)Trenord
Host railroadsRete Ferroviaria Italiana, Ferrovienord
Number of vehiclesE.464, TAF, TSR
Headwayup to 6 minutes in the central track
Technical
System length359 km (223 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC, overhead
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The Milan S Lines constitute the commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy.[2] The system comprises 12 lines serving 125 stations, for a total length of 403 km.[citation needed] There are 415 trains per day with a daily ridership of about 230,000.[1]

The core of the system is the Passante, an underground railway running through the city approximately from the north-west to the south-east. Several lines share this track, making the service in the city centre comparable to a metro line.[3]

The service timetable is based on a clock-face scheduling. Although operated by different companies, the Milan Metro and the suburban rail service have integrated tickets.

Network[]

See also: List of Milan suburban railway stations

Lines in darker background run through the Milan Passante railway.[4] Lines which share same tracks for the majority of the route are generally identified by similar colors. Trains run every 30 minutes in each line, generally from 6 am to 9 pm or midnight depending on the line.[4]

Line Terminals[4] Length[5] Stations[6] Operator[5]
km mi
Line S1
 Saronno – Lodi 55.4 34.4 25 Trenord
Line S2
 Mariano Comense – Milano Rogoredo 34.0 21.1 20 Trenord
Line S3
 Saronno – Milano Cadorna 23.6 14.7 13 Trenord
Line S4
 Camnago-Lentate – Milano Cadorna 21.2 13.2 13 Trenord
Line S5
 Varese – Treviglio 92.6 57.5 31 ATI Trenord-ATM[7]
Line S6
 Novara – Pioltello ( – Treviglio) 83.5 51.9 25 Trenord
Line S7
 Lecco – Milano Porta Garibaldi 57 35 22 Trenord
Line S8
 Lecco – Milano Porta Garibaldi 49.9 31.0 13 Trenord
Line S9
 Saronno – Albairate Vermezzo 64.0 39.8 21 Trenord
Line S11
 Chiasso – Rho 51.4 31.9 18 Trenord
Melegnano – Milano Bovisa 22.4 13.9 12 Trenord
Line S13
 Milano Bovisa – Pavia 32.0 19.9 13 Trenord

Defunct lines[]

Line Terminals[4] Length[5] Stations[6] Operator[5] Reason for elimination
km mi
Line S10
 Milano Rogoredo – Milano Bovisa 24.0 14.9 8 Trenord Renamed line S13 to avoid confusion with line S10 of the Canton Ticino commuter rail; the line was also extended south to Pavia.
Line S14
 Milano Rogoredo – Rho N/A N/A 11 Trenord Only active during Expo 2015; will be restored when the western extension to Magenta opens.

Stations served[]

Integrated ticketing[]

A Milan urban ticket from Trenord (up left) and the same ticket from ATM (bottom left). On the right, an Itinero smart card: the name on the bottom left, the photo and the card number on the right have been covered.

An integrated ticket is used inside the Milan urban area for bus, tram and metro lines, as well as the suburban railway. The urban single journey ticket costs €1.50.[8] Other tickets are available, including 24h and 48h tickets and night ticket.[8] Regional train fares apply outside the urban limit.

Between 2004 and 2007 ATM introduced Itinero smartcard, a proximity card which can be charged with season tickets, replacing paper for this type of tickets in the Milan area. At the beginning of 2010, a new smartcard, RicaricaMi, was introduced. The new card can be charged up with credit and can be used for travel in place of magnetic paper tickets, on the model of London's Oyster card.[9] These cards are also valid on the suburban railway lines.

The suburban railways can be accessed also with the regional integrated ticket "Io viaggio ovunque in Lombardia", as 1 to 7 days tickets[10] or more long subscription with smartcard "Io Viaggio".

Rolling stock[]

Several train classes are operated on the network.[11] TAF (Treno Alta Frequentazione) class trains were introduced since the end of the 1990s. Trenord is now introducing new Treno Servizio Regionale (TSR) class trains to replace older rolling stock.

History[]

See also: Milan Passante railway § History

Full service started on 12 December 2004 with the completion of the Passante and the activation of the first 8 lines. However, a shuttle service was running since 1997 in the partially completed track.[12]

Line S4 was extended from Seveso to Camnago on 19 February 2006. The new Romolo station on line S9 was opened 3 months later. Lines S1, S2, S6 and S10 were extended from Porta Vittoria to the new station of Rogoredo on 15 June 2008.

Two new stations, Pregnana Milanese and Rho Fiera Milano were opened in 2009. Line S8 and S11 began operation at the end of the same year, while the service was extended to reach Lodi and Treviglio.

On 26 March 2011, with the completion of the Milan Metro Line 3 north extension, a new station, Affori, was opened in place of the old one, to be an interchange with the Metro.

On 1 May 2011 a new company, Trenord, was created from the joining of the two main regional train operators in Lombardy, Trenitalia and LeNord.[12] Trenord is since then the operator of most of suburban lines.

Planned extensions[]

  • line S2: extension from Milano Rogoredo to Pieve Emanuele.
  • line S8: extension from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Milano Bovisa.
  • line S9: extension from Saronno to Busto Arsizio.
  • line S12: extension from Milano Bovisa to Varedo.
  • line S13: extension from Milano Bovisa to Garbagnate.

At least five new lines are expected to enter service in the next few years:[13]

  • line S14: Magenta - Milano Rogoredo.
  • line S15: Parabiago - Milano Rogoredo.
  • line S16: Abbiategrasso - Lambrate - Rho.
  • line S17: Garbagnate - Garbagnate Ovest - Lainate.
  • line S18: Milano Bovisa - Milano Porta Garibaldi - Carnate Usmate - Orio al Serio.

Several new stations are also planned for the Milan urban area: Milano Tibaldi, the renewed Milano Porta Romana and others.

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

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  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Biglietti urbani" (in Italian). www.atm-mi.it. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  9. ^ "ANCHE MILANO HA LA SUA OYSTER CARD: ITINERO RICARICAMI" (in Italian). Partodamilano. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Trenord - Single Tickets - MULTI-DAY PASSES [Io Viaggio in Lombardia] (Io Viaggio Ovunque in Lombardia, I.V.O.L., IVOL)". TRENORD S.r.l. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ^ "La flotta" (in Italian). Trenord. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Una storia da sempre in movimento - GRUPPO FNM" (in Italian). Fnmgroup.it. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  13. ^ (PDF) https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/wcm/connect/775eb7c3-f416-40bc-9449-363670e43a5e/PRMT+inglese.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-775eb7c3-f416-40bc-9449-363670e43a5e-meMqrsm. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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