Parco di Centocelle is an underground station of
Line C of the
Rome Metro
The Rome Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Roma) is a rapid transit system that operates in Rome, Italy. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country.
The Metro comprises three lines – A (orange), B (blue) and C (green) � ...
. It is located near the intersection between the
Via Casilina
The Via Casilina is a medieval road in Latium and Campania. It led from Rome to Casilinum (present-day Capua), to present-day Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
It was created from the fusion of two ancient Roman roads, the ''Via Latina'' and the '' Via La ...
and Via
Palmiro Togliatti
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti (; 26 March 1893 – 21 August 1964) was an Italian politician and leader of the Italian Communist Party from 1927 until his death. He was nicknamed ("The Best") by his supporters. In 1930 he became a citizen of ...
. It is the last station of Line C following the route of the former
Rome–Giardinetti railway
The Roma–Giardinetti railway is a narrow gauge on-street railway which connects Laziali (a regional train station some from Termini's main concourse) with Giardinetti to the east just past the Grande Raccordo Anulare, Rome's orbital motorway. ...
. Parco di Centocelle serves as an important interchange between the public transportation corridors of Via Casilina and Via Togliatti.
Construction of the station started in 2007 and it was opened on 9 November 2014. It served as a temporary western terminus of Line C until the opening of
Lodi station in June 2015.
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Rome Metro Line C stations
Railway stations opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Italy
Rome Q. XIX Prenestino-Centocelle
Rome Q. XXIII Alessandrino
Rome Q. XXIV Don Bosco
Railway stations in Italy opened in the 2010s
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