Piola is a station of the Milan Metro, on line M2. The station grants direct access to the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI).

History

Piola station was activated on September 27, 1969, as part of the first section of line 2, between Cascina Gobba and Caiazzo.

Structures and facilities

The underground station is named after the nearby Piazzale Gabrio Piola, though it does not have a direct access to the square. There are three entrances to the station: Via Pacini, Via Bazzini, and Via d'Ovidio near Politecnico di Milano Architecture Building.

Piola station primarily serves the Politecnico di Milano, Città Studi area near the University of Milan and the Istituto dei Tumori.

Interchanges

Several urban bus lines stop near the station:

• Trolley stop (V.le Gran Sasso P.le Piola M2, lines 90 e 91]])
• Trolley stop (V.le Romagna P.le Piola M2, lines 90 e 91]])
• Bus stop

Services

The station has:

• Accessibility for Disability
• Escalators
• Ticket machine
• Stazione video surveillance

Bibliography

• Giorgio Meregalli, Gli impianti ferroviari della linea 2 della Metropolitana di Milano, in "Ingegneria Ferroviaria", May 1971, pp. 469–492.