Mergellina is a

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of the

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. The platforms serving Line 2 have been active since 25 September 1925, while the one serving Line 6 has been active since 4 February 2007. The station is currently managed by

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(RFI) and ANM. However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by

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. Train services are operated by

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Mergellina station is on

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, to the south west of the city centre. It is about north of the Mergellina marina, from where the hydrofoils depart for the islands in the

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History

The station was opened on 20 September 1925, upon the inauguration of the

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. Originally, the station had 5 platforms for passenger services, but since 2009 only platforms 3 and 4 are in operation. Since 2017, the station is unstaffed. The Line 6 railway, designed by Lampugnani and entry into service February 4, 2007, is the current terminus of the Line 6 while waiting for the line to be extended to

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: there are two binary logs. As with the entire line, passenger traffic is still at most, given the small size of the line. In 2008 the station work continues to connect to the train station and Metro Napoli Mergellina, one of the main stations of

, in which you can take the metro Line 2. Station is reached by passing under the bridge of the metro Line 2. Mergellina is part of the Art Stations and has been decorated with works by Merz. Another special feature of the station is the

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. The previous station is Arco Mirelli, the next is

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Passenger and train movements

The station has about 6.2 million passenger movements each year.

References

External links

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Description and pictures of Napoli Mergellina railway station
{{Centostazioni Naples Metro stations 1925 establishments in Italy Railway stations opened in 1925 Railway stations in Italy opened in the 1920s

Location

History

Passenger and train movements

See also

References

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