The Genoa metro is a manned light rail system.
The trains are driven by an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system, which
includes automatic turnaround at the terminus and station stopping, and is
under the full control of an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system.
The vehicle is formed by two articulated boxes supported on three bogies with
an engine placed lengthwise whilst the centre carriage has a single bearing
function.It has electrical traction equipment with full chopper control.The
braking system is electrodynamic (which is energy efficient), supported by a
mechanical electro-hydraulic system for low speeds.
Vehicles are bi-directional with a driver cabin at each end, and have passenger
access doors on both sides.They also have doors at the front for passengers to
use to alight in emergencies and are equipped with ventilation and winter
heating systems in the driver cabin.
The vehicles can travel singly or coupled together to form a train of a maximum
of thee units, by means of fully automatic front-end couplers.
All underground stations follow the same project layout, although they have to
be adapted to their highly diverse environments.
