Cassina de' Pecchi (Milan Metro)

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Logo Metropolitane Italia.svg Cassina de' Pecchi
Cassina de’ Pecchi staz treno.jpg
LocationCassina de' Pecchi
Italy
Owned byAzienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Fare zone: Mi4[1]
History
Opened5 May 1968 (1968-05-05) as tramway stop
4 December 1972 (1972-12-04) as metro station
Services
Preceding station   Milan Metro   Following station
towards Assago or Abbiategrasso
Line 2
towards Gessate

Cassina de' Pecchi is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of the same name.

History[]

The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on the Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.[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][4]

Station structure[]

Elevated structure

The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. It is located on the approximately 144 meters long viaduct across the Martesana channel.[5] The viaduct was designed by engineer .[6] The passenger building is located in a sort of mezzanine integrated into the structure, under the tracks at the western end of the platforms.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
  3. ^ Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
  4. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
  5. ^ a b Cornolò, op. cit., p. 285
  6. ^ Ceron, Farné, op. cit., p. 1017

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.

Coordinates: 45°31′18″N 9°21′48″E / 45.5218°N 9.3632°E / 45.5218; 9.3632


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