Marconi is a station on line B of the

Rome Metro The Rome Metro () is a rapid transit system that operates in Rome, Italy. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country. The Metro comprises three lines – A (orange), B (blue) and C (green) – which operate on of rout ...

. It is located at the point where the

via Ostiense The Via Ostiensis () was an important road in ancient Rome. It runs west from the city of Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre ...

passes under the viale

Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi ( ; ; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegraphy, wireless tel ...

, after which it is named. Its exits are located on viale Marconi and via Ostiense. Before it opened, there was a "EUR Marconi" station, now renamed " EUR Palasport".

Surroundings

* Università Roma Tre *former cinodromo di

Ponte Marconi Ponte Guglielmo Marconi, also known as Ponte Marconi, is a Roman bridge that connects Piazza Augusto Righi with Piazza Tommaso Edison, in Rome, in the Ostiense and Portuense districts. Description The bridge was built between 1937 and 1955; the ...

, from which runs a motorboat along the Tiber to

Ostia Antica Ostia Antica () is an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is near modern Ostia, southwest of Rome. Due to silting and the invasion of sand, the site now lies from the sea. The name ''Ostia'' (the pl ...

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Rome Metro Line B stations Railway stations in Italy opened in 1993 Rome Q. X Ostiense {{Rome-metro-stub