Spagna (Rome Metro)

Spagna is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro, in the rione Campo Marzio, which was inaugurated in 1980.

Spagna
General information
Coordinates41°54′23.4″N 12°28′59″E / 41.906500°N 12.48306°E / 41.906500; 12.48306
Owned byATAC
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Services
Preceding stationThe Logo of Metro Systems used throughout Italy. Rome MetroFollowing station
Flaminio
towards Battistini
Line ABarberini
towards Anagnina
Location
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The station is named after the nearby Piazza di Spagna: its main exit is on Vicolo del Bottino, a short stretch of road that leads to the square. Another exit, connected by a series of moving walkways, is located near Porta Pinciana and the homonymous entrance to Villa Borghese.

History

The Spagna station was built as part of the first section (from Anagnina to Ottaviano) of the Line A of the Rome Metro,[1] which came into service in 1980.[2]

The project of an interchange with the future Line D was abandoned in the autumn of 2012.

On 23 March 2019, after that Barberini was impounded for a problem with the escalators, Spagna was also closed. The closure lasted about a month and a half: in fact, the station reopened to the public at 6 pm on 7 May 2019.

Services

This station has:

  • Parking at Villa Borghese
  • Escalators
  • Elevators
  • Ticket office
  • Ticket machine

Interchanges

Located nearby

References

Bibliography

  • Vittorio Formigari; Piero Muscolino (1983). La metropolitana a Roma. Notizie dalle origini e ricordi degli autori. Cortona: Calosci. ISBN 88-7785-197-X.

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