Azienda Napoletana Mobilità SpA (English: Neapolitan Mobility Company, or Mobility Company of Naples), more commonly known simply as ANM, is a municipally controlled public company that is the primary provider of surface public transport

Public transport

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ation in the city of Naples

Naples

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, Italy

Italy

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, and also provides a portion of the surface transit service in surrounding municipalities. Underground and non-surface modes of public transit, such as metro

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 and funicular

Funicular

A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...

s, are operated by other entities. ANM is a subsidiary of the municipal government.

ANM was formed on 1 July 1995 through a reorganization of its predecessor, the Azienda Tranvie Autofilovie Napoli (ATAN) (English: Naples Tramway-Bus-Trolleybus Company), which was also a municipal authority. ANM became a joint-stock company (SpA in Italian) on 30 March 2001.

The company operates three tram

Tram

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 lines (see Trams in Naples

Trams in Naples

The Naples tramway network is located within the city and comune of Naples, in the region of Campania, southern Italy. In operation since 1875, the network has waxed and waned in size and vitality over the years, and is now growing once again...

), six trolleybus

Trolleybus

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 lines (see Trolleybuses in Naples

Trolleybuses in Naples

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) and around 140 motorbus routes. The operating fleet includes approximately 50 trams, 63 trolleybuses (with 24 more in storage) and 1,000 diesel buses. ANM also operated four municipally owned funicular

Funicular

A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...

s until 2001, when responsibility for their operation was transferred to then-newly created Metronapoli

Metronapoli

Metronapoli SpA is an Italian company responsible for the provision of public transport in the city of Naples, and its primary function is the operation and maintenance of the Naples Metro system. It was founded on 26 July 2000 and became operational on 1 February 2001...

, another municipally owned company and operator of the Naples Metro.

ANM provides some bus service to areas outside the city of Naples proper (Comune

Comune

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 di Napoli), but most suburban bus service is provided by other companies, mainly CTP, which is half-owned by the city of Naples and half by the Province of Naples

Province of Naples

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.

ANM's service includes both express and local bus service connecting Naples' main airport, Capodichino Airport

Naples Airport

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, with the city center and Napoli Centrale railway station

Napoli Centrale railway station

Napoli Centrale is the main railway station in the city of Naples and southern Italy and the sixth largest station in Italy in terms of passenger flow. It is located next to Piazza Garibaldi to the east of the old city...

(at Piazza Garibaldi). The express service is called Alibus.

As of 2005, total annual patronage (boardings) on the ANM system was approximately 175 million.