MeLA

MeLA
Overview
Native nameMetropolitana Leggera Automatica
LocaleMilan, Italy
Transit typePeople mover
Number of lines
1
Number of stations
2
Operation
Began operation
1999
Technical
System length682 m (2,238 ft)
Top speed35 km/h (22 mph)
Map of the MeLA line

MeLA (Italian: Metropolitana Leggera Automatica) is a 682 m (2,238 ft)-long people mover in Milan's Zone 3. MeLA was completed on July 12, 1999, and is operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi and was the first automated people mover in Italy.

The line acts as a shuttle connecting Cascina Gobba Station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro with the nearby San Raffaele Hospital. Half of the line is underground as it passes through the San Raffaele Hospital complex. The line uses cable propulsion and has a top speed of 36 km/h.

In 2024 the line was suspended for extensive renovation but it is unknown when it will be working again.

References

  1. ↑ "Metro Ospedale San Raffaele". ATM. Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Ragazzini, Stefano; Colombo, Massimino (26 April 2012). "The First Operation Year for the First Automated People Mover in Italy". Automated People Movers. pp. 1–12. doi:10.1061/40582(2001)13. ISBN 9780784405826. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Public Transport - Cable". atminternational.com. ATM. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Dalla Chiara, Bruno. An automated people mover (APM) with cable traction and network structure. p. 6. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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