Vittorio Emanuele Metro Station
| Vittorio Emanuele | |
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 Class S / 300 train in the Vittorio Emanuele station |
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| Basic data | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Tracks (platform) | 2 (1 central platform ) |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 53 '41 " N , 12 ° 30' 16" E |
| use | |
| Line (s) | A. |
| Switching options | Bus, tram |
Vittorio Emanuele is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro . It is located below the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in the Esquilino district .
history
The station was commissioned on February 19, 1980 as part of the first section of Line A. As part of the Artemetro Roma project , the entrances were decorated with mosaics by Nicola Carrino and Giulia Napoleone in the 1990s .
On October 17, 2006, an accident occurred in the station in which a train collided with a train that was already standing on the platform because the vehicle driver had not noticed a stop signal. One passenger died in the process; about 110 other people were injured.
Web links
Commons : Metropolitana di Roma linea A - Vittorio Emanuele - Collection of images
Individual evidence
- ^ Rome (Metro) , world.nycsubway.org, accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ Derek Wilson: Mosaics in the metro ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), wantedinrome.com, September 18, 2002, accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ Rome: Dozens of Victims in Underground Accidents , Focus Online, October 17, 2006, accessed April 9, 2012
