Public Transport
Important news for students that will use the public transport
ATM three-day ticket will increase from January
Starting in January 2024, the three day tickets for the ATM service will increase from 13 to 15.50 €. The Agenzia per il Trasporto Pubblico Locale del Bacino della Città Metropolitana, which is a non-economic public body that has the responsibility of planning, regulating and controlling the local public transport, and the quality standards of those services, made this decision.
Prices for other tickets are: 2.20 € for ordinary ticket; 7.60 € for the daily ticket; 13.00 € for the three day ticket.
This was decided because the cost of the services exceed the revenue they get for maintenance of the services and the region decided not to cover those costs.
This decision will affect, mainly, tourists because that is the principal sector of people that buy those tickets.
By: Diego Luna
New Prices for public transport 2024
Milan’s public transportation fares may see another hike following the 2.20 euro increase in January. The Assembly of the TPL Basin Agency convened on August 2 to decide on ISTAT adjustments. Subsequently, the Municipality will determine whether to tap into its budget or raise ticket prices, potentially growing by 10 cents starting next year, so the new price would be 2.30 euros.
Controversy mounts in Milan over the prospect of fare hikes. The center-left urges the mayor, Giuseppe Sala, and councilor to advocate with the government and Region for increased resources to public transport, aiming to avert fare increases. Mobility Councilor Arianna Censi asserts that the Municipality has no intention of burdening citizens with the ISTAT adjustment. However, the opposition criticizes the City Council’s move to pass a resolution shifting the cost responsibility to the government and Lombardy Region just before the Agency’s meeting. Lega Councilor Samuele Piscina contends that the Municipality should cover the costs to spare citizens from fare hikes.
By: Marcelo Lomeli
Source: Redazione di Rainews. 2023. “Biglietto Atm Verso Un Nuovo Rincaro: A Milano è Polemica.” RaiNews. RaiNews. https://www.rainews.it/tgr/lombardia/articoli/2023/07/biglietto-atm-verso-un-nuovo-rincaro-a-milano-e-polemica-e40a54b5-507b-4f1b-92d2-0fa5eff30437.html#:~:text=Il%20ticket%20dei%20mezzi%20pubblici%20potrebbe%20aumentare%20di%20dieci%20centesimi%20dal%202024&text=A%20Milano%20il%20biglietto%20dei,gennaio%20a%202%2C20%20euro..
What is the state of the M4 line extension to Segrate
The extension of the metro line 4 (M4) is an ongoing project in which technical and economic plans have been approved: this extension will end on the station Segrate. Right now the metro line is able to use it from Linate Airport Station to San Babila Station and vice versa. Also this new version of the M4 line will include stops at Idroscalo-San Felice and Segrate that will arrive directly from the Linate airport. This project is very important due to the fact that it allows to connect the municipality close to MIlan with the city and the airport. The total estimated cost of this project was around 470 million euros, it will be proposed at the three year public works plan 2024–2026. It will benefit from the 3.5 million euro European tender that the municipality of Milan was awarded. Also for the extension obtained 420 million euros as funding from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. So around 45 millions are left to find. therefore appears the risk that the work times may increase and that the costs themselves may rise.
Source: https://www.milanotoday.it/attualita/prolungamento-metro-m4-segrate.html
By: Victor Alejandro Escorza
Your guide to Travel with City Cards
Traveling through the colorful city of Milan and its adjacent Lombardy land becomes very easy because of the existing travel cards. Travelers who would like to visit more places outside Milan can use “Io Viaggio Ovunque in Lombardia Card” to move around Lombardy freely on any means of public transport within a selected period.
The prices are 43 € month for first class and 28.5 € for second class; for a year the costs are 412 € first class and 275 € for second class.
The “ATM Milano Card” was designed specifically for city wandering and gives access to buses, trams and metro within Milan’s boundary. It is quite convenient to purchase these cards as they are available in different places like ATM Points-kiosks and offices operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), ticket vending machines at metro stations and transit hubs, or even online where you go These travel cards make traveling around Milan stress free.
The cost of the ATM cards are 22 € for a month and 200 € for a complete year.
By: Cesar Onofre
