Milano Greco Pirelli railway station

Milano Greco Pirelli railway station (Italian: Stazione di Milano Greco Pirelli) is one of the main stations serving the comune of Milan. Opened in 1914, it is in the north of the city, in the quartiere of Greco. It is part of the Milan–Monza railway.

Milano Greco Pirelli
The passenger building.
Location	Via Roberto Cozzi in Greco, Milan Italy
Coordinates	45°30′43″N 09°12′50″E
Owned by	RFI
Operated by	Trenord
Line(s)	Milano–Monza
Distance	3.351 km (2.082 mi) from Milano Centrale 3.984 km (2.476 mi) from Milano Porta Garibaldi
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	29 March 1914 (1914-03-29)
Services
Location
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The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

The station is located in Via Roberto Cozzi, in the southeastern part of Greco.

History

The station was opened on 29 March 1914.[1] At that time, it was located in the then comune of Greco Milanese (annexed to Milan in 1923).

The station has for decades served the nearby Pirelli factories, until their disposal at the end of the twentieth century. The disposal was followed by a strong urban development leading to the new modern district designed by the architect Vittorio Gregotti. Inside the new district are the new University of Milan Bicocca and the Teatro degli Arcimboldi.

The next major station to the north is Sesto San Giovanni. To the south are Milano Centrale and Milano Lambrate. Since 1966, the station has also been connected to Milano Porta Garibaldi through a newly built tunnel. The tunnel portal is to the south of Mirabello, near Piazza Carbonari (the so-called Passantino).

Train movements

Suburban lines

• S 7 Lecco ↔ Milano Porta Garibaldi
• S 8 Lecco ↔ Milano Porta Garibaldi
• S 9 Saronno ↔ Albairate-Vermezzo
• S 11 Chiasso ↔ Milano Porta Garibaldi

Interchange

The station offers interchange with tram line 7, urban bus lines 52, 81, 86 and 87, interurban bus 728.

See also

• Railway stations in Milan
• History of rail transport in Italy
• Rail transport in Italy
• Railway stations in Italy

References

1. Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 18 February 2011.

External links

Media related to Milano Greco Pirelli railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Description and pictures of Milano Greco Pirelli railway station (in Italian)

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at February 2011.

Preceding station		Milan suburban railway service		Following station
Sesto San Giovanni toward Lecco		Trenord S7		Milano Porta Garibaldi Terminus
Sesto San Giovanni toward Lecco		Trenord S8		Milano Porta Garibaldi Terminus
Sesto San Giovanni toward Saronno		Trenord S9		Milano Lambrate toward Albairate-Vermezzo
Sesto San Giovanni toward Chiasso		Trenord S11		Milano Porta Garibaldi toward Rho
Preceding station		Ferrovie dello Stato		Following station
Terminus		Trenord R4		Milan Lambrate toward Brescia