Turin Metro

Turin Metro
Overview
Native nameMetropolitana di Torino
LocaleTurin, Piedmont, Italy
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations23[1]
Daily ridership155,000[2]
Annual ridership42.5 million (2018)[3]
Operation
Began operationFebruary 4, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-04)
Operator(s)Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT)
Number of vehicles58 (2009)[4][a]
Train length52 m (171 ft)
Headway2 minutes
Technical
System length15.1 km (9 mi 31 ch)[1]
Track gauge1,620 mm (5 ft 4 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed33 km/h (21 mph)[1]
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)[1]
System map

The Turin Metro (Italian: Metropolitana di Torino) is the modern VAL rapid transit system serving Turin. It is operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT), a public company controlled by the municipality of Turin. The system comprises one 15.1-kilometre (9 mi 31 ch) line with 23 stations connecting Fermi station in Collegno with Piazza Bengasi in Turin, near the border with the municipality of Moncalieri.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "La Linea 1 di Metropolitana" [Metro Line 1] (PDF) (in Italian). Citta' di Torino. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  2. ^ "2006 – 2016: 10 anni di metropolitana a Torino". Gruppo Torinese Trasporti S.p.A. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ Ricca, Jacopo (13 March 2019). "Due minuti e 17 secondi, torna alla normalità la metropolitana di Torino" (in Italian). Repubblica.it. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Servizi" (PDF). GTT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.


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