Gianturco is a
train and
rapid transit station in
Naples. It takes its name from Via Gianturco, in the city's industrial area. The platforms are on a viaduct.
From here, the trains passing through the railway link (now only underground line 2) could reach the lines for
Cassino
Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley.
Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri rive ...
and
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
. The few metropolitan trains in daily regional service (three every day) for Caserta use the line for Cassino, while those for Salerno use the line for Salerno.
The station was activated on May 12, 1927, as a simple stop, and was originally called "Via Gianturco." An earlier proposal would have named the station "Pasconcello."
The station has two platforms and four tracks.
References
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Naples Metro stations
Railway stations in Italy opened in the 1920s
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