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Milano Centrale (Italian: Stazione di Milano Centrale) is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the second busiest railway station in Italy for passenger flow [3] (after Roma Termini) and the largest railway station in Europe by volume. [4] The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan.
Piazza Duca d'Aosta seen from the roof of the Milano Centrale railway station. Piazza Duca d'Aosta, located north of the historical center of Milan, was built around 1865 to serve the new Milan Central Station. Originally called Piazzale Stazione Centrale, the square featured a large garden with vehicular and tram traffic circulating around it.
The privilege authorized the construction of a railway project developed by the Milanese engineer Giulio Sarti. [1] The Milan–Monza railway, opened in 1840, was the first railway line in Lombardy, and the second in Italy after the Naples–Portici railway. Milan's first railway station, Porta Nuova, [2] formed part of
The network comprises 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colors, with a total route length of 112 kilometres (70 mi) and 125 stations. The system has a daily ridership of over one million. [1] The metro network is connected to the Milan suburban railway service through several stations. Metro lines are identified by the letter "M ...
The Milano Centrale railway station, the most important railway station in Milan and one of the most important railway nodes in Italy, is located in the zone. As a consequence of the development of the railway system, in the early 20th century the Milanese north-east quickly changed from a rural area to a mostly industrial city outskirt ...
The station remained the terminus of Line 3 until 12 May 1991, when Sondrio was opened. [2] The station is located just under the Milano Centrale railway station. The station is underground with two tracks in a single tunnel both for Line 3 and Line 2, Line 2 running deeper than Line 3. The station also serves the Pirelli Tower.
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Piazzale Cadorna (Cadorna square, in front of the station) is a hub of Milan's public transport: it features Cadorna junction underground station (underground lines M1 and M2) and stops or headlines for one tramway line (1) and ten bus lines (NM1, NM2, N25, N26, N57, N94, 50, 58, 85 and 94).