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November 28, 2022 | Metros

First section of Milan Line M4 opens

New metro connection to Linate Airport.

November 8, 2022 | Financial

Milan Transport signs €368m contract with Hitachi for 46 metro trains

First 21 trains for Line M1 will enter service in spring 2024.

August 13, 2021 | Track

Streamlining track design with BIM

The use of drones and 3D modelling in BIM streamlined the installation of a new track layout while minimising disruption to rail traffic in northern Italy. Paolo Sangiorgi, managing director and country manager of Vossloh Cogifer Italy, explains how the process works.

October 1, 2020 | Rolling stock

Milan signs LRV contract with Stadler

MILAN Transport (ATM) has signed a €172.6m six year framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of up to 80 low-floor bidirectional Tramlink LRVs on September 29, including an initial order for 30 LRVs.

September 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Dual tunnel breakthroughs in Genoa for Terzo Valico project

WEBUILD has celebrated two tunnelling breakthroughs on the Valico Tunnel and the Serravalle Tunnel as part of the €6.9bn Terzo Valico rail project to improve the rail link between Genoa and Milan.

September 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Breakthrough for Milan Metro Blue Line

MILAN’s 15km Blue Line (M4) metro project has reached a critical stage following the breakthrough of the first tunnel-boring machine (TBM) at the site of the planned Parco Solari metro station on September 9.

July 12, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler awarded Milan LRV contract

STADLER has been confirmed as the winner of a six-year framework agreement to deliver up to 80 low-floor LRVs to Milan Transport (ATM), including an initial order for 30 vehicles.

May 2, 2019 | High-speed

Exporting the Italian recipe for high-speed success

Italy was one of the first European countries to open its domestic passenger market to competition. Andrea Giuricin, special advisor at NTV-Italo and CEO of TRA Consulting, tells Keith Barrow why he believes other European countries should now follow suit.

January 4, 2019 | Metros

Funding approved for Milan metro extension

THE Italian government has agreed to contribute €900m towards the cost of building an extension to Line 5 of the Milan metro, while Lombardy region will provide the remaining €350m.

July 16, 2018 | Metros

Milan orders more Leonardo metro trains from Hitachi Rail Italy

HITACHI Rail Italy (HRI) signed an €87m contract on July 16 to supply 12 Leonardo trains for use on Line 2 of the Milan Metro, in addition to the 60 trains previously ordered by Milan Transport (ATM) through its 2012 framework agreement.

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