Anagnina is a station of Line A of the

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. It is located at the junction between Via Tuscolana and Via Anagnina, close to the depot of Osteria del Curato. The station is at an altitude of above sea level.

History

The Anagnina station was built as the south-eastern terminus of the first section of metro Line A, which came into service on 16 February 1980.See Formigari and Muscolino, p. 133.

Description

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Anagnina is an underground terminal station with two tracks served by two platforms not directly connected to each other. On the floor above that of the platforms there are the ticket offices and a police cage watching the entrance to the station area. Inside the station, the electric locomotive nr. 82 – which belonged to the former railway company of Rome (STEFER) and served on the ''Tranvie dei Castelli Romani'' network – is now preserved as a monument.
The station hall also contains some

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s created for the ''Artemetro Roma'' Prize: the authors are the Italian

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and Lucio Del Pezzo, the Swiss

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and the Russian Mikhail Koulakov. The mosaics are said to be a success in that they brighten up otherwise sombre spaces.

Located nearby

* Osteria del Curato *

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* La Romanina *

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Services

The station is equipped with a video surveillance system and two exchange parking lots.
It is one of the main transport interchanges with urban and suburban bus lines, managed by

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and

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, respectively; there is also a shuttle that offers a direct connection with the Rome-Ciampino Airport. * Four

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s, with a total of almost 2,000 places. * Ticket office * Feature ticket office inv 2

Ticket machine * Aiga coffeeshop inv

Bar *

Shops * Shuttle to Rome Ciampino Airport * Terminus for regional buses (

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) *

Urban buses: 20 Express - 20L Express - 046 - 047 - 500 - 502 - 503 - 504 - 505 - 506 - 507 - 509 - 515 - 533 - 551 - 556 - 559 - NmA - n551

References

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External links

Station map
{{Rome Metro navbox Rome Metro Line A stations Railway stations in Italy opened in 1980