Villa Pompea (Milan Metro)

Villa Pompea
Location	Gorgonzola, Milan Italy
Owned by	Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
History
Opened	5 May 1968 as tramway stop 4 December 1972 as metro station
Services
Preceding station   Milan Metro   Following station Bussero toward Assago or Abbiategrasso Line 2 Gorgonzola toward Gessate

Villa Pompea is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the locality of Villa Pompea, a suburb of Gorgonzola near the northern Italian city of Milan.

History

The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line.^[1] It was one of four stations not included in the original project (together with Cascina Burrona, Villa Fiorita and Bussero).^[2] Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to Gorgonzola, where this station is located, was connected to Milan Metro Line 2 and operates as part of it ever since.^[3]

Station structure

The station has two concrete platforms, covered with translucent panels, and two tracks.^[4] Passenger building is located at the southern end of the platforms.^[5] The station is built entirely of prefabricated elements and its structure is similar to that of the stations of Cascina Burrona, Villa Fiorita and Bussero, constructed at the same time.

Services

This station has:

• Station video surveillance
• Toilet
• Bus stop
• Parking
• Bike parking

References

• 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.

1. Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
2. Cornolò, op. cit., p. 286
3. Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
4. Ceron, Farné, p. 1018
5. Ceron, Farné, p. 1013

Coordinates: 45°31′41″N 9°23′08″E / 45.5281°N 9.3856°E