The first part was opened in 1997 and was completed in 2008.[3] Its main feature is to be open in its extremities, and to be directly interconnected with the railway system of Lombardy. It is only used by suburban trains operated by Trenord.
The railway runs on the same line of the historic Milanese northern railway, which was removed in 1931 when the Milanese railway system was redesigned along with the opening of the grand new Central Station.
"Passante" is the Italian word for "passing" and is used to describe a railway built through a major city, connecting suburban lines. This is modelled on S-Bahn underground junctions built in West Germany in the 1970s.
History
The idea of a suburban railway network for the city of Milan can be traced back to the 1960s, when the increasing population of the city and the surrounding boroughs made clear the need for a faster and more efficient way to complete medium to longer distance journeys. Designs for an underground railway passing through the city centre were completed at the end of the 1970s, and construction began in 1982, with the work expected to be completed in less than 10 years.[4]
Actual work proceeded very slowly, taking 15 years just to open the first part of the track from Bovisa to Porta Venezia.[4][5] From 1997 only a shuttle service was operated on the partially completed track. Two years later the Certosa branch was opened and was completed in 2002 with the opening of the new Villapizzone station. In the same year the Passante was expanded on the south-east to Dateo.[3]
In 2004, in conjunction with the opening of Porta Vittoria station, the new suburban service was activated.[6] The cost at that time was already €915 million after 22 years of construction work.[7]
The railway was completed in 2008 with the connection to the last station, Rogoredo.[6]
Milano Centrale is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the second busiest railway station in Italy for passenger flow and the largest railway station in Europe by volume.
The Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 5 lines with a total network length of 111.8 kilometres (69.5 mi), and a total of 125 stations, mostly underground. It has a daily ridership of about 1.4 million on weekdays. The Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the fifth longest in the European Union and the eighth in the Europe.
Milano Rogoredo is a railway station in Milan, Italy. It is one of the key nodes of the Milan suburban railway service as the southern gate of the Milanese urban network.
The Milan–Bologna high-speed railway is a railway line that links the cities of Milan and Bologna, part of the Italian high-speed rail network. It runs parallel to the historical north–south railway between Milan and Bologna, which itself follows the ancient Roman Road, the Via Aemilia. The new railway follows the Autostrada A1 closely for much of its length. The new line allows faster traffic to run separated and increase the overall railway capacity between the two cities.
Milano Porta Garibaldi is a major railway station in the Italian city of Milan, located just to the north of the neighbourhood known as Porta Garibaldi. Porta Garibaldi is the city's main station for commuter traffic with 25 million passengers annually, although it is second to Centrale station considering total passenger traffic. The station is located on Piazza Sigmund Freud.
Milano Porta Venezia is an underground railway station in Milan, Italy. It is on the Milan Passante railway and is located near Corso Buenos Aires.
Milano Repubblica is an underground railway station in Milan, Italy. It is on the Milan Passante railway and is located at Piazza della Repubblica, in the same location of the old pre-fascist Central Station.
Milano Lambrate railway station is one of the main stations serving the city and comune of Milan, Italy.
The Milan S Lines constitute the commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy. The system comprises 12 lines serving 124 stations, for a total length of 403 km. There are 415 trains per day with a daily ridership of about 230,000.
Milano Lancetti is an underground railway station in Milan, Italy. It opened in 1997 as part of the Milan Passante railway, as its north-western gate. It is located on Viale Vincenzo Lancetti. The train services are operated by Trenord.
Milano Dateo is an underground railway station in Milan, Italy. It opened in 2002 as part of the Milan Passante railway. It is located under Piazzale Dateo.
Milano Porta Vittoria is an underground railway station in Milan, Italy. It opened in 2004 as part of the Milan Passante railway, as its south-eastern gate. The station is located on Viale Molise.
The S1 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
The S2 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
The S5 is a commuter railway route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
The S6 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
The S13 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
The S9 is a commuter rail service of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
The S14 was a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, serving the city of Milan, Italy, and surrounding areas.
The line S12 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service, which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.
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