Marconi Express

The Marconi Express is a monorail line under construction[1] for Bologna, Italy. 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) in length, it will link Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bologna Centrale railway station, with an intermediate station and depot at Lazzaretto and an expected travel time of 7 minutes.[2] The monorail system will be provided by Intamin.[3] The three trainsets are each capable of carrying up tp 50 passengers.[4] Building works have been completed in 2018 and was scheduled to start operating on March 7, 2020.[5]

Marconi Express
Marconi Express under construction (August 2017)
Overview
Transit typePeople mover
Number of lines1
Number of stations3
Websitehttp://www.marconiexpress.it/
Operation
Operation will startYet to be determined (previously it was 7th March 2020
Operator(s)Marconi Express
Number of vehicles3
Technical
System length5.095 m (16.72 ft)
Average speed40 km/h (25 mph)
System map

However, that date of inauguration was not respected due to a shortage of drivers and due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy, and there is still uncertainty about when it will start to operate.

Marconi Express
5+095 km
 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
 Autostrada A14 and Tangenziale
 Reno river
 Venezia Junction (HS line to Milan - HS branch to Padua)
 Lazzaretto
 Sottovia Lame (lines to Porretta, Vignola, Milan, Verona - Line to Padua)
 Navile river
0+000 km
 Bologna Centrale traditional / HS / Marconi Express
 Line to Portomaggiore
 Lines to Florence (Direttissima) and Ancona - HS line to Florence

See also

References
  1. Carlino, il Resto del (2017-02-28). "Bologna, tangenziale e autostrade chiuse sabato notte - il Resto del Carlino". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  2. "Il tracciato | Marconi Express". www.marconiexpress.it. Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  3. "Il progetto | Marconi Express". www.marconiexpress.it. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. "Work starts on Bologna airport monorail". Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/01/21/news/people_mover_di_bologna_c_e_la_data_parte_il_7_marzo-246286920/

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