Vimodrone (Milan Metro)

Vimodrone
Location	Vimodrone Italy
Owned by	Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade, built in open trenches
History
Opened	5 May 1968 (1968-05-05) as tramway stop 4 December 1972 (1972-12-04) as metro station
Services
Preceding station   Milan Metro   Following station Cascina Gobba toward Assago or Abbiategrasso Line 2 Cascina Burrona toward Gessate

Vimodrone is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of Vimodrone.

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]

Services

This station has:

• Escalator
• Station video surveillance
• Toilet
• Bar
• Bus stop
• Parking
• Bike parking

References

• 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.

1. ↑ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
2. ↑ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
3. ↑ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 284
4. ↑ Marini, op. cit., p. 346

Coordinates: 45°30′57″N 9°17′10″E / 45.5157°N 9.2861°E / 45.5157; 9.2861