Metropolitana (light rail) in Torino

Turin's light metro utilizes the VAL (véhicule automatique léger) Gadgetbahn technology developed by the French company MATRA -- and now marketed as a proprietary system by Siemens. Called Metropolitana Automatica di Torino, the system consists of small cars, 13 meters (about 43 feet) long and 2.08 m (about 6.75 feet) wide, running on pneumatic tires in a special guideway in 4-car trains. The "mini-metro" is entirely in tunnel. Commercial speed, with layovers, is about 32 kph (20 mph). Under construction since 2000, the first section of the line, 9.6 km (6.0 miles) long with 15 stations, was opened in early February (2006), just in time for the Winter Olympics

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• Torino
• Turin
• VAL
• GTT
• lightrail
• metro
• metropolitana
• underground
• Ubahn
• MATRA
• tube
• subway

[747K]

Where is this?

[jazzcool]

in Torino (Italy)

[Rikypanc87]

queste si che son metropolitane sicure, mica come a milano che la gente non sa + come suicidarsi e la utilizza per scopi mortali

[rml695]

That explains why the train looks so nice LOL. I haven't seen a tram system with full screen doors before - i love it :D I also like the full indoor system where it's not super dark or just a platform like it is here in the states, at least in DC, they actually give you platform entry doors and a nice brightly lit room.

[IrishLUIS]

I LOVE the VAL trains, specially the engine sound!!! (I'm from Zaragoza, Spain, and here is a project for a metro line, I want that it will a VAL system!!)

[diegoz79]

l'ho già presa diverse volte e la cosa inquietante è che non ha autista.... ma penso che tutte siano così ormai

[Enricoxp]

E io la prendo ogni giorno lol

[derit87]

nessuno... è automatica

[firemen86]

ma chi cazzo la guida