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Metrotorino
Info
Owner	Gruppo Torinese Trasporti
Locale	Turin
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	15
Operation
Began operation	2006
Technical
System length	9.6 km (6 mi)

Station Fermi during the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Network map with extension under construction in thin lines.

							Cascine Vica '61
							Leumann
							XXIV Maggio
							Collegno FS
							Fermi
							Paradiso
							Marche
							Massaua
							Pozzo Strada
							Monte Grappa
							Rivoli
							Racconigi
							Bernini
							Principi d'Acaja
							XVIII Dicembre
							Porta Susa
							Vinzaglio
							Re Umberto
							Porta Nuova FS
							Marconi
							Nizza
							Dante
							Carducci-Molinette
							Spezia
							Lingotto
							Italia '61
							Bengasi

The Metropolitana di Torino (Turin Metro) is a VAL metro system connecting Turin city centre, Italy with the neighbouring city of Collegno. It is operated by Gruppo Trasporti Torinesi (GTT), a public company controlled by the municipality of Turin. The first phase of the system, known as Linea 1, has 14 stations and links Fermi station in Collegno with Porta Nuova railway station in the city centre.

The line was opened on 4 February 2006 before the 2006 Winter Olympics, with the last stretch connecting Porta Susa railway station to Porta Nuova opened on 5 October 2007.

The system charges 1 Euro for a single ride and operates daily from 05:30 to 23.50 (until 1:30 Saturday and 22:20 Sunday).

List of the stations of Metrotorino - Line 1

It should be noted that Porta Susa railway station is served by the nearby "XVIII Dicembre" metro station. The new "Porta Susa" railway station, currently under construction, will be internally connected to the metro line by "Porta Susa" metro station; the opening of both the new railway station and the metro station is not expected at least until 2009.

Future plans

Line 1

The system, built with links to the city's extensive tramway system, was completed in October 2007, extending past Porta Susa to Porta Nuova with four additional stations. Later on, the line will be extended to Lingotto district with six additional stations which will be completed by 2010. Two additional stations are planned to reach Southern boundary of the city, under Piazza Bengasi.

Further West extension is planned to reach boundaries of Collegno and reach Cascine Vica district in the city of Rivoli. Plan includes four additional stations, included Collegno FS which will interchange with railway central station of the city of Collegno.

Line 2

A second line is currently under planning. The line should connect South-Western suburbs of the city (Orbassano and Beinasco) with northern district of Barriera di Milano. First 26 stations are already defined, starting from Mirafiori Sud district to Barriera di Milano, crossing Line 1 at Re Umberto station and touching crucial points as Politecnico di Torino Technical University and Piazza Castello, one of the major central squares of the city.

Part of the Southern track should be elevated to reduce building costs (starting from Piazza Cattaneo to Cimitero Sud. On Northern side, from Vanchiglia to Rebaudengo, it will follow and old (currently abandoned) railway track, which was used to connect the old and abandoned scalo Vanchiglia to main Turin railway road.

Extension is planned (4 stations) to cover suburbs of cities of Beinasco and Orbassano to reach terminus Pasta di Rivalta in the city of Rivalta di Torino.

• Pasta di Rivalta
• Orbassano Centro
• Beinasco Centro
• Fornaci
• Cimitero Parco
• Fiat Mirafiori
• Cattaneo
• Omero
• Pitagora
• Parco Rignon
• Santa Rita
• Gessi
• Largo Orbassano - Zappata FS
• Caboto
• Politecnico di Torino
• Stati Uniti
• Vittorio Emanuele II - M1 Intercross
• Solferino
• Castello
• Regina Margherita
• Verona
• Novara
• Regio Parco
• Zanella
• Tabacchi
• Cherubini
• Paisiello
• Giulio Cesare
• Vercelli
• Rebaudengo FS

GTT Railways

In addition to the VAL Metro system, GTT operates two suburban commuter railways: the Ferrovia Canavesana and the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres.

Ferrovia Canavesana

The Ferrovia Canavesana connects the towns of Settimo, Volpiano, San Benigno Canavese, Bosconero, Feletto, Rivarolo Canavese, Favria, Salassa, Valperga, Cuorgnè and Pont Canavese to downtown Turin, having in Torino Porta Susa, the closest station to the city centre.

The Settimo station, just northern to Turin, is particularly important, in that it allows the interchange with the Turin-Milan and Turin-Aosta inter-regional railroads, operated by Trenitalia.

A bus shuttle in connection with the trains operates between Rivarolo Canavese station, Ozegna and Castellamonte.

A number of other stations within the city of Turin are served as well: Torino Stura, Torino Dora, Torino Porta Susa and Torino Lingotto. An additional station (Torino Zappata) is under construction. Leaving Torino Lingotto the railway line serves three additional stations in the Southern Metropolitan area of Turin: Moncalieri, Trofarello and Chieri. The section from Settimo Torinese to Trofarello utilizes the same tracks and stations of the Trenitalia lines.

List of stations

Chieri Trofarello - Connection to Trenitalia: Genova, Cuneo and Savona lines Moncalieri Torino Lingotto - Connection to Trenitalia Pinerolo line Torino Zappata Torino Porta Susa - Connection to Trenitalia (Express trains) Torino Dora Torino Stura Settimo T. - Connection to Trenitalia: Milano and Aosta lines Volpiano S. Benigno Canavese Bosconero Feletto Rivarolo Canavese Favria-Oglianico Salassa Valperga Cuorgnè Campore Pont Canavese

Ferrovia Torino-Ceres

The Ferrovia Torino-Ceres (also known as Torino-Valli di Lanzo) is a commuter railroad connecting the towns of Ceres, Lanzo Torinese, Cirié, Caselle Torinese and others, to downtown Turin. At the moment, the closest station to the city center is Torino-Dora.

The section from Torino-Dora to Torino-Piazza Repubblica operated from 1923 to 1985 but has now been discontinued and is not supposed to work again in the future. Rather, the line will be extended from Torino Dora to Torino-Porta Susa once remodeling in this station will be concluded and more platforms will be available (end of 2011). This extension will utilize the same railway tracks of the Trenitalia lines (the so called "Passante Ferroviario di Torino").

A station linked to Turin International Airport by escalators opened for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and realizes the first rail connection between Turin and its airport.

List of stations
Torino Porta Susa Torino Dora Torino-Madonna di Campagna Rigola-Stadio Venaria Borgaro Caselle Caselle Aeroporto San Maurizio Canavese Cirié Nole Villanova-Grosso Mathi Balangero Lanzo Germagnano Funghera Traves Losa Pessinetto Mezzenile Ceres

See also

• List of rapid transit systems
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems

External links

• Metrotorino at UrbanRail.Net
• Official page of Metrotorino (Italian) (English)
• Metrotorino at metros.hu (Hungarian)
• Photos
• Site with information and picture of Metrotorino (Italian)
• Official GTT Website: [1] (Italian)
• GTT Railways: [2] (Italian)
• Timetables Ferrovia Torino-Ceres (Turin-Turin International Airport-Ceres): [3]
• Timetables Ferrovia Canavesana: [4]