MeLA explained

MeLA
Native Name:Italian: Metropolitana Leggera Automatica
Locale:Milan, Italy
Transit Type:people mover
Lines:1
Stations:2
Began Operation:1999
System Length:682m (2,238feet)
Top Speed:35km/h

MeLA (Italian: '''Me'''tropolitana '''L'''eggera '''A'''utomatica) is a 682m (2,238feet)-long people mover in Milan's Zone 3.[1]

The line acts as a shuttle connecting Cascina Gobba Station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro with the nearby San Raffaele Hospital. MeLA was completed on July 12, 1999, and is operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi and was the first automated people mover in Italy.[2] Half of the line is underground as it passes through the San Raffaele Hospital complex.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Ospedale San Raffaele . ATM . Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. . 7 February 2021.
  2. Book: Ragazzini . Stefano . Colombo . Massimino . Automated People Movers . The First Operation Year for the First Automated People Mover in Italy . 26 April 2012 . 1–12 . https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/40582%282001%2913 . 10.1061/40582(2001)13 . 9780784405826 . 7 February 2021.