Vimodrone is a suburban station on Line 2 of the

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in the municipality of

Vimodrone Vimodrone ( lmo, Vimodron ; historically ''Modrone'' or '' Vico Modrone'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is located about northeast of Milan. Vimodrone borders the followin ...

History

The station was opened in 1968, and initially was a stop on the

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fast tramway line. Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to

, where this station is located, was connected to

Milan Metro Line 2 Line 2 (''Linea Due'' in Italian language, Italian), is a subway line serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, ATM as part of the Milan Metro. It is also called the Green Line, (''Linea Verde'' in Italian), as it is visually i ...

and has operated as part of it ever since.

Station structure

The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. The passenger building is located on either side of the tracks, at the western end of the platforms. The station is built in the trench of an old bed of the

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channel, diverted approximately 200 meters to the north.Marini, ''op. cit.'', p. 346

References

Bibliography

* Renzo Marini, ''Le ferrovie dell'Adda'', in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", Apr 1968, pp. 345–348. * Giovanni Cornolò, ''Fuori porta in tram. Le tranvie extraurbane milanesi'', Parma, Ermanno Arbertelli, 1980. Line 2 (Milan Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1981 1981 establishments in Italy Railway stations in Italy opened in the 1980s {{Milan-metro-stub