Cordusio is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro in the busy, commercial Piazzale Cordusio. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.[2] The station is near the piazza del Duomo, and the long via Dante, which leads up to the Castello Sforzesco.
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Location | Piazza Cordusio, Milan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°27′56″N 9°11′11″E / 45.46556°N 9.18639°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | STIBM: Mi1[1] | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 November 1964 | ||||||||||
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As with the square in which it is located, it takes its name from the Curia Ducis, the Court of Duke: this name dates back to the Longobard period.
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References
edit- ^ "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
External links
editMedia related to Cordusio station (Milan metro) at Wikimedia Commons