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 as tramway stop 4 December 1972 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