Affori FN is a station on Line 3 of the

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, in

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, which opened on March 26, 2011, twenty-one years after the opening of the original trunk of the line. It is one of the four stations on Line 3 opened to the public in 2011, forming the section between

Dergano Dergano is a district of Milan, Italy. It is an area located within Zone 9 of the city. See also *Dergano (Milan Metro) Dergano is a station on Line 3 of the Milan Metro which opened on March 26, 2011, twenty-one years after the opening of t ...

and

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. This station is located on Via

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, at the border of two northern districts of Milan,

Affori Affori is a ward of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 9 administrative division of the city, located north of the city centre. It borders with the wards of Bruzzano, Comasina, Bovisasca, Dergano and Niguarda. Before being annexed to Milan in 1923, i ...

and

; and this is one of the two stations existing within Affori, the other being Affori Centro. Affori FN allows riders to change to lines S2 and S4 of the

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operated by

Ferrovie Nord Milano 450px, Map of the main branch of the FNM lines. FNM operates also the Brescia-Edolo railway in eastern Lombardy">Edolo.html" ;"title="Brescia-Edolo">Brescia-Edolo railway in eastern Lombardy, not shown in map. Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM S.p.A.) is ...

. The station is underground, built in a single tunnel with two tracks.

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