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Villa Pompea (Milan Metro)

Coordinates: 45°31′41″N 9°23′08″E / 45.5281°N 9.3856°E / 45.5281; 9.3856
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Villa Pompea
General information
LocationGorgonzola, Milan
Italy
Owned byAzienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Fare zoneSTIBM: Mi5[1]
History
Opened5 May 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-05) as tramway stop
4 December 1972; 51 years ago (1972-12-04) as metro station
Services
Preceding station Milan Metro Following station
Bussero Line 2
Gorgonzola
towards Gessate

Villa Pompea is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the locality of Villa Pompea, a suburb of Gorgonzola near the northern Italian city of Milan.

History

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The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.[2] It was one of four stations not included in the original project (together with Cascina Burrona, Villa Fiorita and Bussero).[3] Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to Gorgonzola, where this station is located, was connected to Milan Metro Line 2 and operates as part of it ever since.[4][5]

Station structure

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The station has two concrete platforms, covered with translucent panels, and two tracks.[6] The passenger building is located at the southern end of the platforms.[7] The station is built entirely of prefabricated elements and its structure is similar to that of the stations of Cascina Burrona, Villa Fiorita and Bussero, constructed at the same time.

References

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  1. ^ "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
  3. ^ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 286
  4. ^ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
  5. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
  6. ^ Ceron, Farné, p. 1018
  7. ^ Ceron, Farné, p. 1013

Bibliography

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  • Giovanni Cornolò, Fuori porta in tram. Le tranvie extraurbane milanesi, Parma, Ermanno Arbertelli, 1980.
  • Elio Ceron, Sergio Farné, La progettazione e la costruzione delle Linee Celeri dell'Adda, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", novembre 1995, pp. 1001–1022.

45°31′41″N 9°23′08″E / 45.5281°N 9.3856°E / 45.5281; 9.3856