Villa Fiorita (Milan Metro)
Villa Fiorita is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the village of Villa Fiorita, which is in the municipality of Cernusco sul Naviglio.
Location | Cernusco sul Naviglio Italy | ||||||||||
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Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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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, as a stop on Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.[1] It was one of four stations not included in the original project (together with Cascina Burrona, Bussero and Villa Pompea).[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 operates as part of it ever since.[3]
Station structure
The station has two concrete platforms, covered with translucent panels, and two tracks.[4] Passenger building is located at the southern end of the platforms.[5] The station is built entirely of prefabricated elements and its structure is similar to that of the stations of Cascina Burrona, Bussero and Villa Pompea, constructed at the same time.
References
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 286
- Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
- Ceron, Farné, p. 1018
- Ceron, Farné, p. 1013
Bibliography
- Giovanni Cornolò, Fuori porta in tram. Le tranvie extraurbane milanesi, Parma, Ermanno Arbertelli, 1980.
- Elio Ceron, Sergio Farné, La progettazione e la costruzione delle Linee Celeri dell'Adda, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", novembre 1995, pp. 1001–1022.