San Donato Maciachini
What was the terminus of Milan Metro Line 3 from Dec 2003 to Mar 2011?
Milan Metro Line 3 Line 3 ( Linea Tre in Italian , also known as M3 ) is a subway line serving Milan , Italy . The line is part of the Milan Metro and is operated by ATM . Construction began in 1981 in order to be ready for the 1990 Football World Cup . It is also called the Yellow Line ( Linea Gialla ) as it is identified by yellow signage . The line connects the south-eastern suburb of San Donato Milanese to the north-western area of the city passing through the city centre . It is 17.1 km long with 21 stations . History . The proposal for a third metro line was approved by Milan municipality in 1977 . The route was chosen based on a study of main traffic routes in previous years . The final project was presented in early 1981 and works on the new line began on 8 September of the same year . The first section , from Centrale to Duomo was opened on 3 May 1990 , just before the beginning of the World Cup . However , only a shuttle service was active between the two terminus . The line was extended to Porta Romana at the end of the year . New extensions to Sondrio on the north and to San Donato on the south opened on 12 May 1991 . Works on the new line slowed during the following years . Zara station was inaugurated only on 16 December 1995 and Maciachini on 8 December 2003 . The last extension ( Maciachini-Comasina ) opened in early 2011 . Route . The line , 16.6-kilometre long with 21 stations , runs from Comasina to San Donato . Rolling Stock . Trains use an overhead line providing a voltage of 1,500 V DC . The track gauge is the . As of 2020 , there are two types of trains running on the line : The 8000 Series , built between 1989 and 2003 and the 900 Series Meneghino , introduced in 2011 for the lines extension to Comasina . The 8000 Series has three subseries : - standard 8000 Series , built by a consortium of Breda , Fiat Ferroviaria and OMS , with GTO-VVVF inverters made by ABB . - 8080 Series , built by Socimi , with GTO-VVVF inverters made by Hitachi . - 8100 Series , air-conditioned , walk-through version of the older 8000s introduced in 2003 for the lines extension to Machiachini . Planned extension . A south extension of the line is planned . The new section will run from San Donato through the municipalities of San Donato Milanese , Peschiera Borromeo , Mediglia , Pantigliate , Settala and Paullo . The extension will be long with 6 stations and will be mostly underground ( 60% ) . Although the project was approved in 2010 , it was put on hold at the beginning of 2011 due to lack of funds . Works were planned to start in a future year . External links . - Official ATM website - Milan Metro Map