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Cassina de' Pecchi (Milan Metro)

Logo Metropolitane Italia.svg Cassina de' Pecchi
Cassina de’ Pecchi staz treno.jpg
Location Cassina de' Pecchi
Italy
Owned by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 5 May 1968 (1968-05-05) as tramway stop
4 December 1972 (1972-12-04) as metro station
Services
Preceding station   Milan Metro   Following station
Line 2
toward Gessate

Cassina de' Pecchi is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of the same name.

The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line. 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.

The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. It is located on the about 144 meters long viaduct across the Martesana channel. The viaduct was designed by engineer Silvano Zorzi. The passenger building is located in a sort of mezzanine integrated into the structure, under the tracks at the western end of the platforms.

This station has:

Coordinates: 45°31′18″N 9°21′48″E / 45.5218°N 9.3632°E / 45.5218; 9.3632


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