Bengasi is a

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of the

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, opened on 23 April 2021. It was one of two stations opened in 2021 as part of the Line 1 southern extension. The station is located under Piazza Bengasi, near the city limits of Turin and

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. As of April 2021, it is the southernmost

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for Line 1, previously it was

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. Upon her visit to the

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in November 2020, the

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of Turin,

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, called the completion of Bengasi station a priority for her

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, acknowledging that the work, now in the final stages, has had a significant impact on the daily life of residents in the neighborhood. She also confirmed

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2021 as the scheduled opening to the public.

References

External links

Official project page
Turin Metro stations Railway stations in Italy opened in 2021 {{Turin-metro-stub