Vimodrone (Milan Metro)
Vimodrone is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of Vimodrone.
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| Location | Vimodrone Italy | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade, built in open trenches | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | STIBM: Mi3[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1968 as tramway stop 4 December 1972 as metro station | ||||||||||
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History
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
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
- "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
- Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 284
- Marini, op. cit., p. 346
Bibliography
- 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.
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