The main entrance to the station on the Piazza Del Colosseo. Exiting here, passengers immediately see the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine in front of them
The Colosseum and the ongoing works for the future metro station of line C
Colosseo is a station on Line B and on Line C of the Rome Metro. It was opened on 10 February 1955 and is located, as its name suggests, in the Monti rione on via del Colosseo near the Colosseum. Originally just serving Metro line B, the station was expanded to be the new northern terminus of Metro Line C.[1]
The station was designed within the first section between the Termini and Laurentina stations to offer a rapid connection between the city center and the newly created EUR district, designated as the site of the 1942 Universal Exhibition, canceled after the outbreak of the World War II. With Italy's entry into the war in 1940 the works were suspended and only resumed in 1948. The stop was inaugurated in conjunction with the first section of the future line B on 9 February 1955, being opened to the public the following day.[4]
Construction work on the Colosseo interchange station with metro line C began in April 2013. Announced by the Mayor of RomeRoberto Gualtieri, the Transport councilor of Rome Eugenio Patanè and the Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini.[5] The station entered service on 16 December 2025, following its renaming to Colosseo with the suffix Fori Imperiali.[6][7][8]
The station is served by lines 51, 75, 85, 87, 117, 118, of the ATAC Bus Network. At night, the station is served by the nMB line of the bus network.[9]
Tram Connections
The Colosseum is also connected by tram line 3 of the Rome tramway network. The tram stop is not immediately located in front of the metro station, it is located on the left side of Piazza del Colosseo.
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