A City That Builds Metros Like No Other | Milan Metro

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  @buioso · 10 months ago

  November 2025 update: the new 15Km long metro line 4 fully opened. Now you can go from the city centre to Linate airport by metro.

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  @sergiosutti4675 · 4 years ago

  Being an Italian living in the center of Milan since many generations, it’s really cool seeing foreigners admire our city for things we give for granted or uninteresting.

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  @staycgirlsitsgoingdown2 · 4 years ago

  The tram system is also *amazing*, I took it when I was there a few months ago and there were trams coming along every 3-4 minutes and it was actually faster than driving for many trips

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  @SirMangoMantango · 4 years ago

  Technically the Copenhagen metro is operated by Milan Metro aswell.

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• TA

  @taccus3990 · 4 years ago

  I live near Milan (roughly 45 kms) and when I have to go there I almost always park the car at Cascina Gobba (an M2 stop with a huge parking exchange) and take the metro from there, as driving in Milan during the day can be a pain in the ass. Milan is one of the few cities where I truly enjoy public transport

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  @bryanCJC2105 · 4 years ago

  Something I really love about this system is how the trains and stations feature color accents that match the colors of the line. I think that really enhances the line's identity and provides a consistent visual cue. It's also a good component of branding, which I believe to be really important.

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  @johannesjakob2108 · 4 years ago

  And last but not least, from Milano Centrale you can travel to Paris with Trenitalia's Frecciarossa 1000 and from Porta Garibaldi with the TGV. A very new(Dec 2021) connection; did used it myself and it is such a super adventure on rail. I can recommend it to everyone.

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  @peranza909 · 8 months ago

  Fun fact: The FONT that was used at the metro stops (originally M1 and M2) is called "NOORDA" and it has appreciated for its high readability. Noorda was a Dutch Designer that together with Franco Albini, Italian, took care of the metro stations set-up. They both won "Compasso D'Oro" prize in 1964, which is basically the Nobel prize but for Design. Noorda's work was that appreciated that he was designated to work on New York Metro and Sao Paulo 's metro systems.

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  @NoelBode · 4 years ago (edited)

  I moved to Milan 5 years ago. I had been planning to buy a bike to get around, as that&apos;s what I&apos;d been using in Minneapolis where I lived previously, but I didn&apos;t get around to it until about a month after I arrived in Milan—at which point I realized I had no need for a bike, since between the S lines, metro, trams, and buses it was a piece of cake to get anywhere in the city.<br><br>Really top-notch video, very much enjoyed this perspective.

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  @joeconner7490 · 4 years ago

  long awated. most underrated metro in the world

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• UR

  @urbanfile3861 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Yeah! <br>I&apos;m so happy you did Milan. I didn&apos;t see it coming 😁<br>I have to say I&apos;m impressed about the accuracy, over all on some little details which are not usually known, such as the interconnection between M2 and M5 and the lack of depot for the latter<br><br>Good job. As always, but this time I can say that with full knowledge of the facts 😊

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  @spmchannel8362 · 4 years ago

  As someone from Hong Kong, with all the associated mass transit experience from home, I must say Milan’s system is the one I like best when I’m not in my home town. From the trains, underground system to the trams…<br><br>Bravo.

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