Metronapoli SpA was an Italian company responsible for the provision of

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in the city of

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's admini ...

, and its primary function was the operation and maintenance of the

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system. It was founded on 26 July 2000 and became operational on 1 February 2001. Metronapoli was a fully state-controlled joint-stock corporation. Its functions were absorbed by Azienda Napoletana Mobilità s.p.a. (ANM) on 1 November 2013. Metronapoli was a subsidiary company controlled by two organisations, initially three. From 2001 to 2005, the ''Comune di Napoli'' (City of Naples government) had a 51% holding stake in the company shares, giving them a controlling ownership, while

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held a 38% stake and ANM held the remaining 11%.Metronapoli Founded ''

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'' issue 65 May 2001 page 47Webb, Mary (ed.) (2009). ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2009-2010'', pp. 192–193. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK):

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. . Trenitalia sold its shares to the municipal government in November 2005, and at the end of 2005 the latter's stake had grown to 99%, with just 1% owned by ANM. Metronapoli operated the transport services and maintenance of Line 1 and Line 6 of the

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system, as well as the four

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railways ( Central Funicular,

Chiaia Funicular The Chiaia Funicular (Italian language, Italian: ''Funicolare Chiaia'') is one of four funiculars in the public transportion system of Naples, Italy. Each system is a true funicular: an inclined railway with two passenger cars connected via cable ...

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and Montesanto Funicular). Metronapoli also operated Line 2, a commuter rail line, from 2001 until 2005. Operation of line 2 was taken over by Trenitalia in November 2005.

References

External links

Archive of Metronapoli website
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