Termini (Rome Metro)
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Termini is an underground station of the Rome Metro
Rome Metro
The Rome Metro is an underground public transportation system that operates in Rome, Italy and opened in 1955. There are currently two metro lines, the A line and the B line . A third line, the green C line, and a new branch of the B line, are currently under construction. Plans have also been...

. The station was inaugurated on 10 February 1955, as a station on Line B and later became an interchange with Line A. The station is found in Piazza dei Cinquecento, under the Termini rail terminal
Roma Termini railway station
Roma Termini is the main train station of Rome. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian , which lie across the street from the main entrance.-Overview:The station has regular train services to all major Italian cities as well...

. Together, the two stations form the main public transport hub in the city.

Termini is currently the only station in the Rome Metro system to service both Lines A and B. However, when Line C
Line C (Rome Metro)
Line C will be the third line of the metro system of Rome, Italy. It will be the first fully automated line in the city.The line is currently under construction, and the first part is scheduled to open by June 2012...

 is completed, Termini will still be a transfer point between Lines A and B but will no longer be the only transfer point between lines; Line C will have transfers to Line A at Ottaviano and San Giovanni and to Line B at Colosseo. It will also mean that there will be no station on the system that will still serve all lines.

Services

This station has:
  • Ticket office
  • Escalators

Connecting services

Line A
Line A (Rome Metro)
Line A of the Rome Metro runs across the city from the north-west terminus of Battistini to the south-east terminus at Anagnina and intersects with Line B at Termini...

, Line B
Line B (Rome Metro)
Line B is a metro line serving Rome, Italy, and part of the Rome Metro. Despite its name, Line B was the first line to be built in the city. It crosses Rome diagonally from north-east, starting at Rebibbia station, to south, terminating at Laurentina, in the EUR district. It crosses line A at...

, FR4, FR5, FR6, FR7, FR8, mainline railways

Located nearby

  • Piazza dei Cinquecento
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
    Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
    The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major , known also by other names, is the largest Roman Catholic Marian church in Rome, Italy.There are other churches in Rome dedicated to Mary, such as Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, but the greater size of the...

  • Piazza dell'Indipendenza
  • Rome and Fiuggi Rail Road
    Rome and Fiuggi Rail Road
    The Rome-Fiuggi railway 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:...

  • Sapienza University of Rome

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