San Giovanni (Rome Metro)

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San Giovanni
Station Metro Ligne A San Giovanni - Rome (IT62) - 2021-08-29 - 5.jpg
Line A platform
General information
Coordinates 41°53′07″N12°30′34″E / 41.88528°N 12.50944°E / 41.88528; 12.50944
Owned by ATAC
PlatformsIsland platform (Line A)
Side platform (Line C)
Tracks2 (Line A)
2 (Line C)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1980;44 years ago (1980)
Services
Preceding station Logo Metropolitane Italia.svg Rome Metro Following station
Manzoni
towards Battistini
Line A Re di Roma
towards Anagnina
Terminus Line C Lodi
Location
San Giovanni (Rome Metro)
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San Giovanni is an underground interchange station on Lines A and C of the Rome Metro.

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The station is located in Piazzale Appio at the beginning of Via Appia Nuova, beside the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, from which the station takes its name.

It opened in 1980 on Line A. On May 12, 2018, Line C was extended to the station. It serves as the westernmost terminus of Line C, pending its extension to Fori Imperiali, which is currently under construction. [1]

San Giovanni is the first stop on the Rome Metro which is part of the Archeostation circuit. Archaeological finds discovered during the works of the new Line C are exhibited inside the stations.

Located nearby

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References

  1. "Metro C, Raggi nella stazione San Giovanni: "Su arrivo a piazza Venezia valuteremo"". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-04-02.

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