Piola is a station of the Milan Metro, on line M2. The station grants direct access to the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI).
 Piola | |||||||||||
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| Location | Piazzale Piola, Milan Italy | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°28′51″N 9°13′31″E / 45.48083°N 9.22528°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | STIBM: Mi1[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 September 1969 | ||||||||||
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History edit
Piola station was activated on September 27, 1969, as part of the first section of line 2, between Cascina Gobba and Caiazzo.[2][3][4]
Structures and facilities edit
The underground station is named after the nearby Piazzale 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.
Piola station primarily serves the Politecnico di Milano, Città Studi area near the University of Milan and the Istituto dei Tumori.
Interchanges edit
Several urban bus lines stop near the station:
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 edit
The station has:
Accessibility for Disability
Escalators
Ticket machine
Stazione video surveillance
Bibliography edit
- Giorgio Meregalli, Gli impianti ferroviari della linea 2 della Metropolitana di Milano, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", May 1971, pp. 469–492.
References edit
- ^ "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
- ^ "In funzione da ieri la linea 2 del metrò". Corriere della Sera. Milano. September 28, 1969.
- ^ Meregalli, op. cit., p. 469
External links edit
Media related to Piola station (Milan metro) at Wikimedia Commons
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