Dante 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 ...
on
Line 1. It opened on 27 March 2002 as one-station extension from
Museo. The station is located between Museo and
Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Or ...
. On 28 March 2011 the line was further extended to
Università as non-stop shuttle service, as Toledo and
Municipio
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In English, a municipality often is define ...
stations were not yet ready.
The station is named after
Piazza Dante, which, in turn, is named after
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...
.
References
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Naples Metro stations
Railway stations in Italy opened in 2002