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Line 3 (Naples metro)
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Line 3 is a rapid transit
railway line that forms part of the Metropolitana di Napoli
(Napoli Metro), which is the main part of the metro system for the city of Naples
, Italy
. It connects 12 stations, with a further five planned.
via Madonnelle and constitutes part of an eastern ring. It partly uses lines of the Circumvesuviana
and it connect with Lines 1, 2 and 4.
Line 3 is a rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
railway line that forms part of the Metropolitana di Napoli
Metropolitana di Napoli
Metropolitana di Napoli is the metro system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system includes three underground rapid transit lines and commuter railways , with planned upgrading and expansion work underway...
(Napoli Metro), which is the main part of the metro system for the city of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It connects 12 stations, with a further five planned.
History
Line 3 opened in 2004 and runs for approximately 12 km from the city centre (Porta Nolana) to San Giorgio a CremanoSan Giorgio a Cremano
San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential town and comune in the province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is located on the foothills of Mount Vesuvius to the west of the volcano, and is six kilometres to the south east of the centre of Naples...
via Madonnelle and constitutes part of an eastern ring. It partly uses lines of the Circumvesuviana
Circumvesuviana
Circumvesuviana is a group of narrow-gauge railways connecting towns to the south-east of Naples, Italy. Its tracks run around the base of Mount Vesuvius, and , they completely encircle it, as well as running on down the Sorrento peninsula...
and it connect with Lines 1, 2 and 4.
Stations
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See also
- Metropolitana di NapoliMetropolitana di NapoliMetropolitana di Napoli is the metro system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system includes three underground rapid transit lines and commuter railways , with planned upgrading and expansion work underway...
- List of Naples metro stations
- List of rapid transit systems