Sant'Agostino (Milan Metro)

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General information
LocationPiazza Sant'Agostino, Milan
Coordinates 45°27′30″N9°10′11″E / 45.45833°N 9.16972°E / 45.45833; 9.16972
Owned by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone STIBM: Mi1 [1]
History
Opened30 October 1983;39 years ago (1983-10-30)
Services
Preceding station Milan Metro Following station
Porta Genova
towards Assago or Abbiategrasso
Line 2 Sant'Ambrogio
towards Cologno Nord or Gessate

Sant'Agostino is an underground station on the Milan Metro Line 2, located under Piazza Sant'Agostino, in Milan's Municipality 1. It was opened on 30 October 1983 as part of the extension of the line from Cadorna to Porta Genova. [2]

The station is the only one on Line 2 with the opposite tracks and platforms built on different levels, the northbound platform being above the southbound one. The same technique was later replicated in the central section of Line 3, from Turati to Crocetta stations.

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References

  1. "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi . Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.