Centro Direzionale is a

Naples Metro The Naples Metro () is a rapid transit system serving the city of Naples, Campania, Italy and some parts of the adjacent ''Comune, comuni'' of its Naples metropolitan area, metropolitan area through Naples–Aversa railway, Line 11. The system ...

station on line 1, adjacent and connected through an underground passage to the station of the

Circumvesuviana Circumvesuviana () is a railway network in the east of the Naples metropolitan area, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno, EAV. Electrically powered throughout, the system uses the narrow gauge of and operates of route on six lines. It is ...

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

History

The construction site was inaugurated on 2 August 2014. It opened on 1 April 2025.

Station layout

The station, designed by the EMBT studio founded by architects

Enric Miralles Enric Miralles Moya (12 February 1955 – 3 July 2000) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in 1978. After establishing hi ...

and Benedetta Tagliabue, serves the

Centro direzionale di Napoli The Centro direzionale is a business district in Naples, Italy close to the Napoli Centrale railway station. Designed by the Japanese architect Kenzō Tange, the entire complex was completed in 1995. It is the first cluster of skyscrapers to have ...

, Naples’ business district, home to numerous public offices. The exterior part of the railway complex occupies a central area of ''Isola F'' and features a wave-shaped canopy made of laminated wood. This structure, inspired by the underground vaults of the Piscina Mirabilis, recalls organic forms and creates large shaded areas in the square above. Originally, the canopy was to be enriched with a reproduction of the face of

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Augustan period. He composed three of the most fa ...

by street artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada, visible from above from all the surrounding buildings—an idea later discarded. The canopy covers the entrance hall, which also connects to the Circumvesuviana station, thus forming a large covered square. The station's flooring is made of

calcium sulfate Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is an inorganic salt with the chemical formula . It occurs in several hydrated forms; the anhydrous state (known as anhydrite) is a white crystalline solid often found in evaporite deposits. Its dihydrate ...

panels coated with plastic laminate. Centro direzionale M1 B

The platform level is located just below ground, making the station one of the shallowest on the entire line 1. Architecturally, it stands out for its use of metallic cladding on the walls and ceilings, decorated in the four vibrant colors typical of frescoes found in ancient Pompeian homes, as seen in the archaeological site of Pompeii. Further evoking the archaeological context are the stylized silhouettes adorning the station's walls, inspired by the figures depicted in the

Villa of the Mysteries The Villa of the Mysteries () is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a b ...

. The total cost of the structure amounted to approximately 43 million euros. The railway track is owned by the Municipality of

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, while the station itself is the first on Line 1 to be owned by the

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

Regional Government, although it remains under municipal jurisdiction.

Interchanges

The station has: * Aiga_bus_inv

Bus stop * Tren

''Railway ( Napoli Centro Direzionale,

)''

References

{{reflist

Notes

External links

*
Official website
', on ''anm.it.''
Official project
on ''metropolitanadinapoli.it'' Naples Metro stations Railway stations in Italy opened in the 21st century Railway stations in Italy opened in 2025