Piola (Milan Metro)
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 Piola | |||||||||||
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| Location | Piazzale Piola, Milan Italy | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°28′51″N 9°13′31″E / 45.48083°N 9.22528°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | STIBM: Mi1[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 September 1969 | ||||||||||
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Piola is a station of the Milan Metro, on line M2. The station grants direct access to the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI).
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
