Cascina Gobba (Milan Metro)

Cascina Gobba is a station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro. The station is located on Via Padova at the west side of the A51 Milan bypass road. This is beside the major highway interchange known as Cascina Gobba, which is the main vehicular transportation hub of northeast Milan, Italy. The line branches here to terminate at either Cologno Nord or Gessate.

Cascina Gobba
General information
LocationMilan
Italy
Coordinates45°30′40″N 9°15′38″E
Owned byAzienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsATM buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingMulti-storey car park
with 1600 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneSTIBM: Mi1 and Mi3
History
Opened5 May 1968 (1968-05-05) as tramway stop
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) as metro station
Services
Preceding station Milan Metro Following station
Crescenzago
towards Assago or Abbiategrasso
Line 2
Cologno Sud
towards Cologno Nord
Vimodrone
towards Gessate

The station takes its name from Cascina Gobba, a nearby rural village.

MeLA, a fully automated people mover opened in 1999, connects the station to the San Raffaele Hospital.

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