| Opening hours: 5:30am to 11:30pm
(0:30 on Saturdays)
E very 3-4 minutes during rush hours, every 5-6 during
the day and every 8-10 minutes early morning and late
evening.
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System
The capital of Italy, Rome, is one of the most ancient
cities in Europe and has 3 million inhabitants.
The 2-line system has an X shape, with both lines meeting
at the Central Railway Station Termini. The first line,
line B south, was built from Termini to Laurentina for
the World Exhibition in 1955 (11 km, 6 km underground).
Many years later, in 1990, the northern branch to Rebibbia
was finally opened (8 km, 7 km underground).
Line A between Anagnina in the south and Ottaviano
in the north-west near Vatican City opened in 1980 (14,5
km, almost all underground). May 29, 1999, the first
stretch of an 4.5km extension north-west was put into
service (Cipro-Musei Vaticani and Valle Aurelia). The
final 3 stations, Baldo degli Ubaldi, Cornelia and Battistini
finally opened on 1 January 2000.
Total length of the network after
opening of line B1 41.2 km. Apart from the Metropolitana
there are several suburban and tram lines in and around
the city of Rome.
History
1955: B Termini - Laurentina
1980: A Anagnina - Ottaviano
1990: B - Rebibbia
29 May 1999: A - Valle Aurelia
1 Jan 2000: A - Battistini
Projects
Line B1, a branch off line B from Bologna to Conca d'Oro
was approved by the Italian Government (3.8 km, 3 intermediate
stations - Nomentana, Annibaliano, Gondar). This extension
might be opened in 2006.
An extension of Line B beyond Rebibbia is also being
considered.
The COTRAL line to Pantano in the southeast (17.8 km)
is being converted into Metropolitana Line C. A new
section will be built underground through the city centre
and via Vatican to the north. Once finished it will
be 30 km long and have 35 stations.
Line A and Line B. That's all. The few stops you see
on the list are the whole Roman urban underground transportation
system. There are few chances you'll ever use them,
but if you do they'll be faster than buses.
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