{{Short description|Automated shuttle transit route in Milan}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox public transit | name = MeLA | image = | alt = | imagesize = | caption = | native_name = {{lang|it|Metropolitana Leggera Automatica}} | owner = | area served = | locale = Milan, Italy | transit_type = People mover | lines = 1 | line_number = | start = | end = | stations = 2 | daily_ridership = | weekly_ridership = | annual_ridership = | chief_executive = | headquarters = | website = | began_operation = 1999 | operation_will_start = | ended_operation = | operator = | marks = | host = | character = | vehicles = | train_length = | headway = | system_length = {{convert|682|m|abbr=on}} | notrack = | top_speed = {{convert|35|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} }} thumb|Map of the MeLA line '''MeLA''' ({{langx|it|'''Me'''tropolitana '''L'''eggera '''A'''utomatica}}) is a {{convert|682|m|abbr=on}}-long people mover in Milan's Zone 3.<ref name="ATM">{{cite web |title=Metro Ospedale San Raffaele |url=https://www.atm.it/it/AltriServizi/Trasporto/Pagine/MetroSanRaffaele.aspx |website=ATM |publisher=Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> MeLA was completed on July 12, 1999, and is operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi and was the first automated people mover in Italy.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ragazzini |first1=Stefano |last2=Colombo |first2=Massimino |title=Automated People Movers |chapter=The First Operation Year for the First Automated People Mover in Italy |date=26 April 2012 |pages=1–12 |chapter-url=https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/40582%282001%2913 |doi=10.1061/40582(2001)13 |isbn=9780784405826 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>
The line acts as a shuttle connecting Cascina Gobba Station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro with the nearby San Raffaele Hospital. Half of the line is underground as it passes through the San Raffaele Hospital complex. The line uses cable propulsion<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Transport - Cable |url=https://atminternational.com/public-transport#tab-5-48 |website=atminternational.com |publisher=ATM |access-date=29 May 2026 |language=en}}</ref> and has a top speed of 36 km/h.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dalla Chiara |first1=Bruno |title=An automated people mover (APM) with cable traction and network structure |page=6 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298059184_An_automated_people_mover_APM_with_cable_traction_and_network_structure |access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref>
In 2024 the line was suspended for extensive renovation but it is unknown when it will be working again.<ref>[https://www.atm.it/it/ViaggiaConNoi/InfoTraffico/Pagine/melamaggio.aspx]</ref>
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{{Urban public transport in Italy}} Category:Railway lines in Lombardy Category:Railway lines opened in 1999 Category:People mover systems in Italy