Principi d'Acaja (Turin Metro)

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Principi d'Acaja
General information
LocationCorso Francia, Turin
Coordinates 45°04′35″N7°39′52″E / 45.07639°N 7.66444°E / 45.07639; 7.66444
Owned by GTT
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 February 2006
Services
Preceding station Turin Metro Following station
Bernini
towards Fermi
Line 1 XVIII Dicembre
towards Bengasi

Principi d'Acaja is a Turin Metro station, located in Corso Francia near Via Principi d'Acaja. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre. [1]

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The platforms feature decals by Ugo Nespolo depicting various coat of arms used by the Savoia-Acaia family.

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