Piola (Milan Metro)

Piola
Location	Piazzale Piola, Milan Italy
Coordinates	45°28′51″N 9°13′31″E / 45.48083°N 9.22528°E / 45.48083; 9.22528Coordinates: 45°28′51″N 9°13′31″E / 45.48083°N 9.22528°E / 45.48083; 9.22528
Owned by	Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	: Mi1[1]
History
Opened	September 27, 1969 (1969-09-27)
Services
Preceding station   Milan Metro   Following station Loreto towards Assago or Abbiategrasso Line 2 Lambrate towards Cologno Nord or Gessate

Piola is a station of the Milan Metro, on line M2. The station grants direct access to the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI).

History[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

The station has:

• Accessibility for Disability
• Escalators
• Ticket machine
• Stazione video surveillance

Bibliography[]

• Giorgio Meregalli, Gli impianti ferroviari della linea 2 della Metropolitana di Milano, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", May 1971, pp. 469–492.

References[]

External links[]

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