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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| 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 Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.[1] 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.[2]
Station structure
Platform view
The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. Passenger building is located on either side of the tracks, at the western end of the platforms.[3] The station is built in the trench of an old bed of Naviglio Martesana channel, diverted approximately 200 meters to the north.[4]
References
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
- 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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