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Cascina Burrona is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the village of Cascina Burrona, which is in the municipality of Vimodrone.

Cascina Burrona
General information
Location	Vimodrone Italy
Owned by	Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Fare zone	STIBM: Mi3[1]
History
Opened	5 May 1968; 54 years ago (1968-05-05) as tramway stop 4 December 1972; 49 years ago (1972-12-04) as metro station
Services
Preceding station Milan Metro Following station Vimodrone towards Assago or Abbiategrasso Line 2 Cernusco sul Naviglio towards Gessate

History

The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on the Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.[2] It was one of four stations not included in the original project (together with Villa Fiorita, Bussero and Villa Pompea).[3] Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to Gorgonzola, where this station is located, was connected to Milan Metro Line 2 and has operated as part of it ever since.[4][5]

Station structure

The station has two concrete platforms, covered with translucent panels, and two tracks.[6] The passenger building is located at the southern end of the platforms.[7] The station is built entirely of prefabricated elements and its structure is similar to that of the stations of Villa Fiorita, Bussero 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.

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