Piola (Milan Metro)

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:
 * Urban trolleybus inv 2.svg Trolley stop (V.le Gran Sasso P.le Piola M2, lines 90 e 91]])
 * Urban trolleybus inv 2.svg Trolley stop (V.le Romagna P.le Piola M2, lines 90 e 91]])
 * Aiga bus inv.svg Bus stop

Services
The station has:
 * Feature accessible.svg Accessibility for Disability
 * Feature escalators.svg Escalators
 * Feature ticket office.svg Ticket machine
 * CCTV surveillance camera.svg Stazione video surveillance