(Italy )PALERMO

PALERMO
The local transport Masterplan (Piano Integrato di Trasporto Pubblico) make provision for a network based on an automated metro line (north-south, in the city center), a local railway ring (underground) and 3 tramway lines (named Roccella, Leonardo da Vinci and Calatafimi) to connect suburban districts to the central areas.
The driverless light metro should run mostly north-south, passing through the city center; the first phase will consist in via Oreto-Notarbartolo section (6.5 km).
The tramway system is currently under construction to be opened in 2011; it will be based on the following lines: line 1 also named Roccella line (from Roccella to Stazione Centrale, about 5 km long) line 2 also named Leonardo da Vinci line (from Borgo Nuovo to Stazione Centrale, about 5 km long), line 3 also named Michelangelo-CEP-svincolo Calatafimi line (first phase CEP-svincolo Calatafimi, about 6 km long).
Comune Palermo

Country	Italy
Line	Roccella, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo-Calatafimi
Inhabitants	City 680.000, District 1.240.000
Date opening	2011
Future development:	--
Length (km)	15.5
Track sections	ground level, mostly in reserved lanes
Stops	46, average distance m 400
Platforms	heigth 25 cm
Platform doors	--
General characteristics	--
n. of vehicles	17
n. of cars per vehicle	5
Type	steel wheels, bi-directional
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 32, width 2.35
Vehicle capacity (pax)	250 (62 seated)
Frequency	4' (Roccella), 6' (Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo-Calatafimi)
Current/Voltage	750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Comm. 20, Max 70
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	0.8/0.8
System capacity	--
Ridership	--
Total cost	15. M Euro/km
Staff	--
System builder	BOMBARDIER
Model	Flexity Outlook
NOTE	--