The Milan metro is the largest in Italy. It was planned to be built in the mid-nineteenth century, and then in the twenties of the twentieth century, but due to subjective or objective reasons it was opened only in 1964. The metro consists of 101 kilometers of tracks, 113 stations and four lines: M1 - red, M2 - green, M3 - yellow, M5 - purple. The expansion of existing lines and the construction of a new blue line M4, which will connect the city with Linate Airport, are currently ongoing. The Milan metro is operated by the transport company ATM. He also manages the operation of other public transport in the city.
As I already mentioned, the Milan metro has four lines. This is:
- red line M1: Sesto 1º Maggio - Rho-Fiera/Bisceglie. Popular stops: Duomo (Duomo Cathedral, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Teatro alla Scala, Poldi Pezzoli Museum), Cadorna (Sforza Castle, Sempione Park), Cordusio (La Scala Theatre, Poldi Pezzoli Museum), Cairoli(Pinacoteca Brera), Conciliszione(Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie), San Babila(Museum Poldi-Pezzoli);
- green line M2: Assago Milanofiori Forum/Abbiategrasso - Cologno Nord/Gessate. Popular stops: Cadorna (Sforza Castle, Sempione Park), Lanza (Sforza Castle, Sempione Park, Brera Pinacoteca). S.Ambrogio/S.Agostino (Leonardo da Vinci Museum), Garibaldi FS (Garibaldi Railway Station), Centrale FS(Central Railway Station);
- yellow line M3: San Donato - Comasina. Popular stops: Duomo (Duomo Cathedral, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Teatro alla Scala, Poldi Pezzoli Museum), Montenapoleone(La Scala Theatre, Pinacoteca Brera, Poldi Pezzoli Museum), Centrale FS (Central Railway Station);
- purple line M5: San Siro Stadio - Bignami.
The Milan metro operates from 06:00 to 00:30, and on December 25 and May 1 - from 07:00 to 19:30. Trains run every 5-10 minutes. Please note that Milan's metro is often crowded, so be careful not to get robbed.
Please remember that you must have your ticket stamped before entering the metro. Since the Milan metro is a form of public transport, regular tickets and cards are used to travel. For complete information about them, see Milan Public Transport. Keep your purchased ticket until the end of your trip. Otherwise, the controller will fine you.
Tickets can be purchased at newspaper and tobacco kiosks, at ticket offices located at the station entrances, and at special self-service machines.
Please note: each direction of the metro station has a separate entrance. For example, if a tourist travels to the southwestern part of the city and ends up in the part of the station from which trains go to the northeast, the tourist will have to get out and validate a new ticket. Look at the card carefully to avoid double prices.
When traveling on the metro, pay attention to information boards and signs so as not to accidentally go in the other direction.
Official website of the Metropolitan of Milan: www.atm.it/.
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