Cascina Gobba (Milan Metro)
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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
. This is the last station in the urban fare zone, and the metro line diverges here to terminate at either Cologno Nord or Gessate.
A fully automated people mover
connects the station to San Raffaele Hospital
.
to Vaprio
and Cassano d'Adda
. The following year the station started to be part of the newly built Line 2 of Milan Metro as a east terminus
of the line. Tram service was replaced with rapid transit in 1972.
The station became a junction
in 1981 with the opening of the Cologno Monzese
branch. Since 1999, the station is also the terminus of the people mover to San Raffaele Hospital
.
Milan Metro
The Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Milan metro is the longest metro system in Italy, and is the core of the Milan Transportation System...
. 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
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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. This is the last station in the urban fare zone, and the metro line diverges here to terminate at either Cologno Nord or Gessate.
A fully automated people mover
People mover
A people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system.The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated...
connects the station to San Raffaele Hospital
San Raffaele Hospital
The San Raffaele Hospital is a university hospital situated in Milan, Italy.It was founded in 1969 by don Luigi Maria Verzé, president of "San Raffaele del Monte Tabor Foundation"....
.
History
The station was inaugurated in 1968 with the opening of the Linee celeri dell'Adda, served by interurban fast tramFast tram
Fast tram is a type of LRT, which is a tram system with high velocities. The Belgian Premetro and German Stadtbahn are two of types of fast trams....
to Vaprio
Vaprio d'Adda
Vaprio d'Adda is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northeast of Milan....
and Cassano d'Adda
Cassano d'Adda
Cassano d'Adda is a town and comune in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, located on the right side of the Adda River. It is on the border of the province of Milan and the province of Bergamo.-History:...
. The following year the station started to be part of the newly built Line 2 of Milan Metro as a east terminus
Bus terminus
A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a timetable is timed from. Termini can be located at bus stations, interchanges, bus garages or simple bus stops. Termini can both start and stop at the same...
of the line. Tram service was replaced with rapid transit in 1972.
The station became a junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
in 1981 with the opening of the Cologno Monzese
Cologno Monzese
Cologno Monzese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 5 km north-east of Milan...
branch. Since 1999, the station is also the terminus of the people mover to San Raffaele Hospital
San Raffaele Hospital
The San Raffaele Hospital is a university hospital situated in Milan, Italy.It was founded in 1969 by don Luigi Maria Verzé, president of "San Raffaele del Monte Tabor Foundation"....
.