Line A (Rome Metro)

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Line A
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CAF S/300 train at Termini station
Overview
StatusIn use
OwnerATAC
Locale Rome, Italy
Termini
Stations27
Service
Type Rapid transit
System Rome Metro
Operator(s) ATAC
Daily ridership246,129 (2023) [1]
History
Opened16 February 1980;45 years ago (1980-02-16) [2]
Technical
Line length18.425 kilometres (11.449 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification Overhead lines
Route map
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Battistini
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Cornelia
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Baldo degli Ubaldi
FL3
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Valle Aurelia
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Cipro
19
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Ottaviano
19
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Lepanto
2   RM-Viterbo
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Flaminio
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Spagna
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Barberini
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Repubblica
5   14   RM-Giard.
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FL4   FL5   FL6
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Termini B
FL7   FL8
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LE-FCO
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5   14
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Vittorio Emanuele
3
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Manzoni
3
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San Giovanni C
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Re di Roma
FL1   FL3   FL5
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Ponte Lungo
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Furio Camillo
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Colli Albani
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Arco di Travertino
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Porta Furba
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Numidio Quadrato
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Lucio Sestio
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Giulio Agricola
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Subaugusta
520-CIA
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Cinecittà
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Anagnina
Metro Line A in Rome
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2km
1.2miles
27
Anagnina
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26
Cinecittà
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25
Subaugusta
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Giulio Agricola
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23
Lucio Sestio
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22
Numidio Quadrato
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21
Porta Furba
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20
Arco di Travertino
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19
Colli Albani
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18
Furio Camillo
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17
Ponte Lungo
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16
Re di Roma
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15
San Giovanni
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14
Manzoni
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13
Vittorio
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12
Termini
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11
Repubblica
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10
Barberini
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9
Spagna
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8
Flaminio
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7
Lepanto
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6
Ottaviano
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5
Cipro
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4
Aurelia
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3
Baldo
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2
Cornelia
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1
Battistini
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  Metro station
  Metro interchange
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Train crossing the Tiber River

Line A (Italian : Linea A) of the Rome Metro runs across the city from the north-west terminus of Battistini to the south-east terminus at Anagnina. It intersects with Line B at Termini and with Line C at San Giovanni. The line is marked orange on metro maps.

Contents

Normally very crowded, Line A is estimated to transport nearly half a million people daily.

History

In 1959, approval was granted for the construction of a second metropolitan railway line in Rome, from the area of Osteria del Curato to Prati, passing through the city centre and intersecting with the existing line (inaugurated in 1955) at Termini Station. [3]

Work began in 1964 in the Tuscolana area and immediately ran into unexpected delays and difficulties, an example of which was the disruption caused to traffic in the south-east of Rome by the cut and cover method of digging. The work was suspended and resumed 5 years later, with tunnelling machines which, although helping to ease traffic problems, caused vibration damage to buildings.

Archaeological discoveries were frequent during the work, in particular in the area of Piazza della Repubblica, and required changes to the planning. The uncovered remains were put on show in protective glass display cases in Repubblica station. The tunnelling work and connected archaeological discoveries were portrayed in Federico Fellini's film Roma .

The line began service in 1980, [4] from Anagnina to Ottaviano and took the name of Line A, while the existing Termini-Laurentina line was called Line B. In the early 1990s, work began on an extension to Line A from Ottaviano to Battistini, which opened during 1999 and 2000. [2]

Opening dates

Rolling stock

The first rolling stock used on Line A was the MA100 series trains running in 4-car formation, later increased to 6 cars due to increased passenger demand.

In the late 1990s, the MA200 series began operation on Line A and was the first Rome Metro train type to use three-phase asynchronous motors with electronic drive as its traction system. The MA200 series was however prone to technical problems and was originally intended only for Line B before being transferred to Line A.

In January 2005, the MA100 and MA200 series began to be replaced by new design, air-conditioned S/300 trains, built by the Spanish company CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles), identified as MA300 series by ATAC, operator of the Rome Metro. Because of this the MA100 and MA200 series have been transferred to the Rome-Lido railway.

The S/300 trains today make up the larger share of Line A's rolling stock. They also are some of the first cars to feature automated announcements.

Station announcements

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S/300 train at Battistini station.
Interior of an S/300 train. The chevrons on the LED displays indicate that the doors will open on the right side of the train at Flaminio-Piazza del Popolo. LineARomeMetroInterior.JPG
Interior of an S/300 train. The chevrons on the LED displays indicate that the doors will open on the right side of the train at Flaminio–Piazza del Popolo.

In the S/300 cars, upon leaving a station, the next stop is announced as well as which side of the train the doors will open on. Upon entering the next station, the name of the station and which side the doors will open on is repeated. Once the train stops, several beeps go off as the doors open. A higher pitch chime sounds before the doors close. The cycle then repeats.

For example, this is how the announcements play for a train stopping at Barberini:

Upon leaving either Spagna or Repubblica, the announcement plays:

"Prossima fermata: Barberini–Fontana di Trevi. Uscita lato destro." (Translation: "Next stop: Barberini–Trevi Fountain. Exit right side.")

Then when the train enters Barberini, the announcement plays:

"Barberini–Fontana di Trevi. Uscita lato destro." (Translation: "Barberini–Trevi Fountain. Exit right side.")

Statistics

Year2014 [5] 2015 [6] 2016 [7] 2017 [8] 2018 [7] 2019 [7] 2020 [7] 2021 [7] 2022 [9] 2023 [1]
Passengers (millions)114.70111.81109.00108.20117.53110.4449.2956.6679.7289.39

Accidents

On 17 October 2006, an accident caused the death of one person and injury to more than 100 others.

Future

For the occasion of the 2025 Jubilee, the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, announced the extension of Line A to Torrevecchia, with an intermediate stop located on Pietro Bembo. Construction will begin in 2026, making use of an existing project for the Torrevecchia extension dating back to the 1970s, which will be restored and improved. [10]

SectionConstruction startEstimated openingLengthStationsProject status
Line A branch
BattistiniTorrevecchia
20262030 [11] 2.3 km 2 [12] Included in the 2019 and 2022 PUMS

Maps

References

  1. 1 2 "Il trasporto pubblico locale a Roma. Anno 2024" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "ATAC - Our history". atac.roma.it.
  3. "9th February 1955: the first Italian subway in Rome". italian-traditions.com.
  4. "Metropolitana di ROMA (Rome Metro)". urbanrail.net.
  5. "IL TRASPORTO PUBBLICO LOCALE A ROMA. Anno 2015" . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. "IL TRASPORTO PUBBLICO LOCALE A ROMA. Anno 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cap.9 Mobilità e trasporti" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. "Il trasporto pubblico locale a Roma. Anno 2018" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. "Il trasporto pubblico locale a Roma. Anno 2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. "La metro A si allunga verso Nord con due nuove stazioni. Aggiudicata la gara per progettare il prolungamento" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. "La Metro A di Roma avrà due nuove stazioni a Nord Ovest: aggiudicata la gara" (in Italian). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. Bembo, Valle dei Fontanili, Millesimo, San Filippo FS (interchange with FS station).