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Vimodrone (Milan Metro)

Coordinates: 45°30′57″N 9°17′10″E / 45.5157°N 9.2861°E / 45.5157; 9.2861
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Vimodrone
General information
LocationVimodrone
Italy
Owned byAzienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Fare zoneSTIBM: Mi3[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
Cascina Gobba Line 2
Cascina Burrona
towards Gessate

Vimodrone is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of Vimodrone.

History

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The station was opened in 1968, and initially was a stop on the Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.[2] Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to Gorgonzola, where this station is located, was connected to Milan Metro Line 2 and has operated as part of it ever since.[3][4]

Station structure

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Platform view

The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. The passenger building is located on either side of the tracks, at the western end of the platforms.[5] The station is built in the trench of an old bed of the Naviglio Martesana channel, diverted approximately 200 meters to the north.[6]

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. 320
  4. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
  5. ^ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 284
  6. ^ Marini, op. cit., p. 346

Bibliography

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  • Renzo Marini, Le ferrovie dell'Adda, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", Apr 1968, pp. 345–348.
  • Giovanni Cornolò, Fuori porta in tram. Le tranvie extraurbane milanesi, Parma, Ermanno Arbertelli, 1980.

45°30′57″N 9°17′10″E / 45.5157°N 9.2861°E / 45.5157; 9.2861