Piola (Milan Metro)

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

Piola
Location	Piazzale Piola, Milan Italy
Coordinates	45°28′51″N 9°13′31″E
Owned by	Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 27, 1969
Services
Preceding station   Milan Metro   Following station Loreto toward Assago or Abbiategrasso Line 2 Lambrate toward Cologno Nord or Gessate

History

Piola station was activated on September 27, 1969, as part of line 2 first section.[1][2]

Structures and facilities

The station is named after the nearby square 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.

The station is inside the Milan Metro urban area and it is underground.

Piola station serves primarily the Politecnico di Milano, Città Studi area near the University of Milan and the Istituto dei Tumori.

Interchanges

Near the station stop some urban automotive lines, managed by ATM

• 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 surveilled

Bibliography

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

References

1. "In funzione da ieri la linea 2 del metrò". Corriere della Sera. Milano. September 28, 1969.
2. Meregalli, op. cit., p. 469

External links

Media related to Piola station (Milan metro) at Wikimedia Commons