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Location | Piazzale Loreto, Milan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°29′10″N9°13′01″E / 45.48611°N 9.21694°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (line 1) 2 (line 2) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (line 1) 2 (line 2) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 (one per each line) | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | STIBM: Mi1 [1] | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | Line 1: 1 November 1964 Line 2: 27 September 1969 | |||||||||||||||
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Loreto is an interchange subway station serving Lines 1 and 2 of the Milan Metro. The Line 1 station was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto. The Line 2 station was opened on 27 September 1969 as part of the section between Cascina Gobba and Caiazzo. [2]
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