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Fiorita is a suburban station on Line 2 of the

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in the village of Villa Fiorita, which is in the municipality of

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History

The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on the

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fast tramway line. It was one of four stations not included in the original project (together with Cascina Burrona,

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and Villa Pompea). Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to

, where this station is located, was connected to

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and has operated as part of it ever since.

Station structure

The station has two concrete platforms, covered with translucent panels, and two tracks. The passenger building is located at the southern end of the platforms.Ceron, Farné, p. 1013 The station is built entirely of prefabricated elements and its structure is similar to that of the stations of Cascina Burrona,

and Villa Pompea, constructed at the same time.

References

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. Line 2 (Milan Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1981 1981 establishments in Italy Railway stations in Italy opened in the 20th century {{Milan-metro-stub