Cascina Gobba (Milan Metro)

Cascina Gobba is a station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro. The station is located on Via Padova at the west side of the A51 Milan bypass road. This is beside the major highway interchange known as Cascina Gobba, which is the main vehicular transportation hub of northeast Milan, Italy. The line branches here to terminate at either Cologno Nord or Gessate.

Cascina Gobba
General information
LocationMilan
Italy
Coordinates45°30′40″N 9°15′38″E
Owned byAzienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsATM buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingMulti-storey car park
with 1600 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneSTIBM: Mi1 and Mi3[1]
History
Opened5 May 1968 (1968-05-05) as tramway stop
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) as metro station
Services
Preceding station Milan Metro Following station
Crescenzago
towards Assago or Abbiategrasso
 Line 2
 Cologno Sud
towards Cologno Nord
Vimodrone
towards Gessate

The station takes its name from Cascina Gobba, a nearby rural village.

MeLA, a fully automated people mover opened in 1999, connects the station to the San Raffaele Hospital.

History

The station was inaugurated in 1968 with the opening of the Linee celeri dell'Adda, served by interurban fast tram to Vaprio and Cassano d'Adda. The following year the station started to be part of the newly built Line 2 of the Milan Metro, between Cascina Gobba and Caiazzo, as an east terminus of the line. On 4 December 1972, tram service was replaced by rapid transit, and thus the line was extended to Gorgonzola.[2]

The station became a junction on 7 June 1981 with the opening of the Cologno Monzese branch to Cologno Nord.[2] Since 1999, the station is also the terminus of the MeLA people mover to San Raffaele Hospital.

References
  1. "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.

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