Line 10 (
Italian: ''Linea dieci'') of
Metropolitana di Napoli is a proposed
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
line in the
Italian city of
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, also reaching the adjacent city of
Afragola
Afragola (; nap, Afrahola , ) is a city and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. It is one of the 100 largest Italian cities (the ones that have a population of more than 63,000 inhabitants).
The communal territory, measu ...
.
History
In July 2003, the City of Naples adopted a plan for a line (''Metro of Casoria'') that would have connected the city centre (Piazza Cavour, connecting with Lines 1 and 2) to
Naples International Airport
Naples International Airport ( it, Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli) is the intercontinental airport serving Naples and the Southern Italian region of Campania. According to 2019 data, the airport is the fifth-busiest airport in Italy and ...
at Capodichino (connecting with line 1), the neighboring municipality of
Casoria and the then-planned
Napoli Afragola railway station
Naples Afragola is an Italian high-speed railway station near Naples that was inaugurated on 6 June 2017, with regular traffic for passengers starting from 11 June 2017. The station is located in the city of Afragola, in the Naples metropolitan ...
in the municipality of
Afragola
Afragola (; nap, Afrahola , ) is a city and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. It is one of the 100 largest Italian cities (the ones that have a population of more than 63,000 inhabitants).
The communal territory, measu ...
.
In July 2020, plans for the line were reactivated, with construction on this line possibly beginning as soon as 2021, and is expected to generate 150,000 daily passengers, or 43 million annually.
Stations
* Cavour
* Foria-Orto Botanico
* Carlo III
* Ottocalli
* Leonardo Bianchi
* Di Vittorio
* Casavatore-San Pietro
* Casoria-Casavatore
* Casoria Centro
* Casoria-Afragola
* Afragola Garibaldi
* Afragola Centro
* Afragola Stazione Alta Velocità
See also
*
Metropolitana di Napoli
*
List of Naples metro stations
*
List of rapid transit systems
References
External links
Official site of the Metropolitana di Naples
Railways and metro station of Naples
Naples Metro lines
Proposed railway lines in Italy
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