Piola (Milan Metro)
The stazione di Piola (Piola Station) is a station of the Milan Metro, situated on the line M2. The station grants direct access to the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI).
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Location | Piazzale Piola, Milan Italy | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°28′51″N 9°13′31″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | 27 September 1969 | ||||||||||
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History
Piola station was activated on September the 27th 1969 as part of line 2 first section.[1][2].
Structures and facilities
The station is named after the nearby square Gabrio Piola, though it does not have a direct access to the square. There are three entrances to the station: Via Pacini, Via Bazzini, and Via d'Ovidio near Politecnico di Milano Architecture Building.
The station is inside the Milan Metro urban area and it is underground.
Piola station serves primarily the Politecnico di Milano, Città Studi area near the University of Milan and the Istituto dei Tumori.
Interchanges
Near the station stop some urban automotive lines, managed by ATM
Trolley stop (V.le Gran Sasso P.le Piola M2, lines 90 e 91]]) Trolley stop (V.le Romagna P.le Piola M2, lines 90 e 91]]) Bus stop
Services
The station has:
Accessibility for Disability Escalators Ticket machine Stazione video surveilled
Bibliography
- Giorgio Meregalli, Gli impianti ferroviari della linea 2 della Metropolitana di Milano, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", May 1971, pp. 469–492.
References
- "In funzione da ieri la linea 2 del metrò". Corriere della Sera. Milano. 28 September 1969.
- Meregalli, op. cit., p. 469