Metropolitana di Genova

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Metropolitana di Genova
Genova mappa metropolitana.svg
Basic data
Country Italy
city Genoa
opening 1990
Lines 1
Route length 7.1 km
Stations 8th
Tunnel stations 6th
use
Passengers 11,000,000
vehicles 18th
operator AMT

The Metropolitana di Genova is the metro of the Italian city ​​of Genoa . It opened in 1990, making it the third of a total of seven subways in the country after Rome (1955) and Milan (1964).

line

route

The only line is 7.1 km long and has 8 stations, all designed by the architect Renzo Piano and his staff. The platforms are approx. 80 m long and there are both central and side platforms . Brin (see stations) has an elevated hall at the end of an old tram tunnel. From there it continues as an elevated railway (briefly). De Ferrari is located at the end of an old railway tunnel that was closed for a long time.
As is typical for the Italian metro, and in contrast to the Italian railways, it is not left, but right. The vehicles are typical of the Stadtbahn, relatively short and quite narrow.

Stations

Brin - Dinegro - Principe ( main train station or ferry ) - Darsena - San Giorgio ( aquarium ) - Sarzano / S. Agostino - De Ferrari - Brignole ( train station )

A pedestrian link between the metro and Genova Piazza Principe station is currently under construction.

history

Construction work on the first section, between Brin and Dinegro , began in 1982 with the renovation of a tram tunnel built in 1908. The section was opened on June 13, 1990. Two years later, on July 13, 1992, the Dinegro – Principe section was opened to traffic. At that time the underground line was 3.5 km long.

On July 25, 2003, another piece of underground line was opened between the Principe and San Giorgio stations . The San Giorgio station connects the touristic Porto Antico to the underground network. However, passenger service did not begin until August 7th. On February 4, 2005, the line between the San Giorgio and De Ferrari stations went into service. It was not until April 3, 2006 that the Sarzano / S. Agostino opened on the edge of the historic old town. In 2012 the final section to Brignole station was completed.

Expansion and planning

From the start it was planned that the metro in the north would be extended to Rivarolo station. In the east, the line should lead to Staglieno .

Other means of transport in Genoa

In addition to the underground, there is regional transport similar to that of the S-Bahn . This currently consists of two lines with a 35 km route. However, there are still two funiculars and a rack railway in Genoa:

  • The St. Anna funicular is 357 m long, has two stops and was opened in 1891.
  • The Zecca Righi funicular is 1.4 km long and has seven stops. The two originally separate sections were put into operation in 1895 and 1897, respectively.
  • The Principe – Granarolo cog railway is 1.1 km long and has six stops. It was opened in 1901.
  • In Genoa, several elevators are operated as public transport to overcome the often extremely steep slopes or to get on bridges.
Map of the S-Bahn-like rail traffic

Web links

Commons : Metropolitana di Genova  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Paolo Gassani: Genova verso la metropolitana leggera . In: "I Treni Oggi" No. 27 (February 1983), pp. 11-13
  • Nuove elettromotrici a Genova . In: "I Treni Oggi" No. 49 (April 1985), pp. 13/14
  • Fausto Numanni: “Mondiale” un anno dopo . In: "I Treni Oggi" No. 116 (June 1991), pp. 14-20

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.amt.genova.it/orari/metropolitana.asp
  2. Gassani, p 13
  3. Numanni, p. 19
  4. ^ Metropolitana di Genova . In: "I Treni Oggi" No. 131 (November 1992), p. 8
  5. La metropolitana si allunga . In: "I Treni" No. 252 (October 2003), p. 9