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 The GRA or Grande Raccordo Anulare (literally, "Great Ring Junction") is a toll-free, ring-shaped long orbital motorway that encircles Rome. GRA is one of the most important roads in Rome, and traffic reaches 160,000 vehicles per day as of 20 ...

, Rome's orbital motorway. It is run by

ATAC ATAC, or Atac, may refer to: * Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, a U.S. government contractor which operates foreign military aircraft for training purposes * Anti-Terrorist Action Command, a fictional police organization in the 1981 movie ''N ...

, the company responsible for public transportation in the city, which also operates 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) � ...

History

The present railway is the only part of the old and longer

Rome–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone railway The Rome–Fiuggi railway ( it, Ferrovia Roma–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone) is a former railway built on the east part of Rome, Italy. It consisted of a long narrow gauge line from Rome to Fiuggi. History In March 1907, the Superior Council ...

to be in service. The latest shortening of the line occurred in 2008 with the closing of the Giardinetti–Pantano section, which has now become part of the Metro Line C. The line had been due to be dismantled in 2016 to be replaced with a bus lane along Via Casilina, but in March 2015 it was announced that the line would instead be retained and modernised.

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External links

Atac official websiteMap of transport in Rome
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