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.[1] The line reuses part of the old Rome-Pantano railway, a light railroad that is the last remaining part of the old Rome-Fiuggi railway.
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[edit] Construction
From August 2006 onwards archeological investigations took place before construction could start. The first construction sites opened in March 2007, on Piazza Roberto Malatesta, to construct Malatesta station. Lodi station followed one month later.[2]
In May 2008 two Tunnel Boring Machines were set up at Giardinetti[3], and two months later the old Rome-Pantano railway was truncated at Giardinetti to allow restructuring of the old surface line, which will form part of the new metro. This stretch is scheduled to open in 2011 (Pantano-Centocelle), and to be extended to Piazza Lodi in 2012. The part of the line that crosses the city centre will then be opened up to Clodio-Mazzini in 2015, and further extensions could be operating by 2017.
In 2009, during the excavations in Piazza Venezia (near the Capitoline Hill) remains of what has been identified as emperor Hadrian's Athenaeum were found.
[edit] Route
The route is about 34.5 kilometers (21.4 mi) long, of which 17.6 kilometers (10.9 mi) underground, and the rest in the open air.
Originally the two planned termini were Pantano (a frazione of the comune of Monte Compatri) in the east and Clodio-Mazzini in the north, but in March 2007, a northward extension along the Via Cassia was announced, with nine more stations up to Grottarossa. A depot is under construction at Graniti. The line will cross Line A at San Giovanni and at Ottaviano-San Pietro-Musei Vaticani, and Line B at Colosseo. At Pigneto an interchange will be built with a new railway station on the FR1. At the Colosseo stop a public museum will be constructed in the station to display archeological material that was excavated during construction.
The original plan featured stations at Largo di Torre Argentina and Chiesa Nuova in the city center. However, archeological remains on the sites were even more extensive than expected, and both stations were cancelled.[4]
[edit] Extensions
The following extensions have been studied:
- northward (towards the railway ring around Rome, and the Rome-Viterbo railway, to which it would give access at Tor di Quinto; this extension would number five stations in all and would allow interchange with FR5 at Vigna Clara and Tor di Quinto.
- a southward extension of one station to Tor Vergata, where a secondary depot might be constructed.
- a northward extension of the east branch from Teano to reach Ponte Mammolo allowing interchange with Line B, with five new stations. This extension would also meet FR2 at Togliatti.
[edit] Rolling stock
Once completed, the line will be served by 30 AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro convoys.
[edit] References
- ^ "Tempi di realizzazione". Roma Metropolitane. http://www.romametropolitane.it/articolo.asp?CodMenu=1&CodArt=77. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.romametropolitane.it/Notiziario%20Cantieri/master%20Linea%20C.pdf Current situation of construction works. (Italian)
- ^ http://www.metrocspa.it/diario_del_cantiere.asp Constructor's website (Italian)
- ^ MTransport: Metro C loses speed, 9 March 2008, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it.
[edit] Maps
- Metro Map: line CPDF (388 KB)
- Old map of planned new lines, from the website of the Municipality of Rome.
[edit] External Links
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