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The Colosseum and the ongoing works for the future metro station of line C. The opening of the station is expected in 2025, in conjunction with the 2025 Jubilee. [1] Colosseo is a station on Line B 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.
Rome's main railway station, Termini, is one of the largest railway stations in Europe and the most heavily used in Italy, with around 400 thousand travellers passing through every day. The second-largest station in the city, Roma Tiburtina, has been redeveloped as a high-speed rail terminus. [6] Rome is served by three airports.
A map of central Rome during the Roman Empire, with the Colosseum at the upper right corner The site chosen was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the Caelian , Esquiline and Palatine Hills , through which a canalised stream ran as well as an artificial lake/marsh. [ 17 ]
In addition to the Metro, the center of Rome and its urban area are served by 8 FL lines (672 km (417.5 mi) with 131 stations) that surround Rome and the Lazio region, [5] 6 tram lines (36 km (22 mi) ) with 192 stations), [6] 3 commuter urban lines (135 km (83.8 mi) with 57 stations), as well as the Leonardo Express which connects Roma Termini ...
The Colosseum (4 million tourists) and the Vatican Museums (4.2 million tourists) are the 39th and 37th (respectively) most visited places in the world, according to a 2009 study. [1] In 2005 the city registered 19.5 million of global visitors, up of 22.1% from 2001. [ 2 ]
Via dei Fori Imperiali, seen from the Colosseum looking northwest. Via dei Fori Imperiali is a road in the centre of the city that runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum. The road, whose original name was "Via dell'Impero", was built during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini.
Termini is an underground station of the Rome Metro. The station was inaugurated on 10 February 1955 as a station on Line B , and later became an interchange with Line A . The station is found in Piazza dei Cinquecento, under the Termini rail terminal .
Map of the Ciampino railway junction after the opening of the new station on a deviation in 1892. In 1943 the Frascati Station was destroyed (Frascati bombing raid September 8, 1943). In 1944 the rail tunnel was used by the Wehrmacht (German army) to hide the heavy rail gun (280 mm) used to defend against the Allied landings in the area of Anzio.