Brin is a

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station. It is situated along Via

Benedetto Brin Benedetto Brin (17 May 1833 in Turin, Piedmont24 May 1898 in Rome, Lazio) was an Italian naval administrator and politician. He played a major role in modernizing and expanding the Italian (Royal Navy) from the 1870s to the 1890s, designing se ...

in the neighbourhood of Certosa in

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, a suburban area in the north-western outskirts of

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. The station, currently the terminus of the line, is located just west of the outlet of the tunnel from Dinegro station.Metrogenova page for Brin
It is built on a viaduct, designed to extend the line to the north, towards a new station. It is the only station above ground. Designed by architect

Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (20 ...

, the station's official opening took place on 13 June 1990, and along with Dinegro became one of the first operational stations.

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Genoa Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1990 1990 establishments in Italy Renzo Piano buildings Rivarolo Ligure Railway stations in Italy opened in the 1990s {{Italy-metro-stub