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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.
Around the perimeter of the Colosseum, at a distance of 18 m (59 ft) from the perimeter, was a series of tall stone posts, with five remaining on the eastern side. Various explanations have been advanced for their presence; they may have been a religious boundary, or an outer boundary for ticket checks, or an anchor for the velarium or awning. [18]
Despite its name, Line B was the first metro line in Rome. The line was planned during the 1930s by the Fascist government in search of a rapid connection between the main train station, Termini, and a new district to the south-east of the city, E42, the planned location of the Universal Exposition (or Expo), which was to be held in Rome in 1942.
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 ...
In 1955, class MR 100 trains (built 1954) were put into service and subsequently MR 200 (built 1956). The inauguration of the Rome Metro line B enabled Ostiense Magliana station to serve both the Metro and the Roma Lido line. Later that year, the Roma Lido line was extended all the way to Termini in central Rome, the main railway station.
Tram line 8 Fiat Alstom Cityway Tram line 3 Socimi in front of Colosseum. The Rome tramway network (Italian: Rete tranviaria di Roma) composed of 6 tram lines operating in the city of Rome, Italy, part of the Rome’s public transport network. The current tram system in Rome, is a leftover from what once was the largest tram system in Italy.
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. Together, the two stations form the main public transport hub in the city.
The A and B lines intersect at Roma Termini station. A new branch of the B line (B1) opened on 13 June 2012 after an estimated building cost of €500 million. B1 connects to line B at Piazza Bologna and has four stations over a distance of 3.9 km (2 mi).