AnsaldoBreda Meneghino
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The Meneghino is an electric multiple unit
manufactured by italian
company AnsaldoBreda. Meneghino was specifically designed for the Milan Metro
, hence its name, which means of Milan in italian
.
The trains are made up of 6 permanently coupled coaches, comprising two identical traction units at each end, with a total length of about 105 m (344.5 ft). Each Traction Unit consists of two identical motor cars and a trailer with the driver's cab. All the coaches are intercommunicating. The traction voltage can be 750 V or 1500 V to comply with the different voltages in use on Milan Metro lines.
Trains have a total of 24 doors per side and are equipped with surveillance cameras and LCD screens.
The train began to replace the old Milan Metro trains on March 2009 on all the three lines.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
manufactured by italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
company AnsaldoBreda. Meneghino was specifically designed for the Milan Metro
Milan Metro
The Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Milan metro is the longest metro system in Italy, and is the core of the Milan Transportation System...
, hence its name, which means of Milan in italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
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The trains are made up of 6 permanently coupled coaches, comprising two identical traction units at each end, with a total length of about 105 m (344.5 ft). Each Traction Unit consists of two identical motor cars and a trailer with the driver's cab. All the coaches are intercommunicating. The traction voltage can be 750 V or 1500 V to comply with the different voltages in use on Milan Metro lines.
Trains have a total of 24 doors per side and are equipped with surveillance cameras and LCD screens.
The train began to replace the old Milan Metro trains on March 2009 on all the three lines.