The Genoa Metro is a light metro

Medium-capacity rail transport system

In rail transport, a medium-capacity system is a non-universal term coined to differentiate an intermediate system between light rail and heavy rail. The concept is similar to Light Metro, seen in European countries...

 consisting of a single line that connects the centre of Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

, Italy

Italy

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 with the suburb of Rivarolo Ligure

Rivarolo Ligure

Rivarolo Ligure is a quarter in the north side of the city of Genoa, and is part of the Municipality Valpolcevera of Genoa....

, to the north-west of the city centre. The service is currently managed by Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, which provides public transport for the City of Genoa.

It is a 5 km long standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 (1,435 mm) double-track line and is electrified at 750 volts DC. It has a direct connection with the underground suburban station under Trenitalia

Trenitalia

Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. It was created in 2000 following the EU directive on the deregulation of rail transport.-Passenger transport:...

's mainline railway station, Principe. The first section, opened on 13 June 1990 in time for the football World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

, was 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) between the stations of Brin and Dinegro. The line was extended to Principe in 1992, to San Giorgio-Caricamento in 2003 and to De Ferrari (underground station at Piazza De Ferrari

Piazza De Ferrari (Genoa)

Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa.Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, Piazza De Ferrari is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the square....

) in 2005.

Stations

The following stations have been completed:

• Brin
  Brin (Genoa Metro)
  Brin is a Genoa Metro station. It is situated along Via Benedetto Brin in the neighbourhood of Certosa in Rivarolo Ligure, a suburban area in the north-western outskirts of Genoa, Italy. The station, currently the terminus of the line, is located just west of the outlet of the tunnel from Dinegro...
  
  
• Dinegro
  Dinegro (Genoa Metro)
  Dinegro is a Genoa Metro station. It is located under Via Milano, adjoining the Pizza Dinegro from which it derives its name, in the Fassolo area of Genoa, Italy. The station is strategicly placed just east of the business district of San Benigno and close to the ferry terminal...
  
  
• Principe
• Darsena
• San Giorgio
• Sarzano/Sant'Agostino
  Sarzano/Sant'Agostino (Genoa Metro)
  Sarzano/Sant'Agostino is a Genoa Metro station, located in the historical centre of Genoa, Italy. The main entrance is in the Piazza di Sarzano near the Church of St. Augustine, now deconsecrated and turned into a museum, with a second entrance on the Mura della Marina, the old seawall...
  
  
• De Ferrari
  De Ferrari (Genoa Metro)
  De Ferrari is a Genoa Metro station, located in Piazza De Ferrari in the cente of Genoa, Italy. The station is close to Teatro Carlo Felice, Galleria Mazzini, the Doge's Palace, and Via XX Settembre....
  
  

New works

The line is currently being extended to the east to Brignole

Genova Brignole railway station

Genova Brignole railway station is a major station of Genoa, northern Italy; it is located on Piazza Verdi in the town center at the foot of the Montesano hill. The main long distance station is Genova Piazza Principe station...

(Genoa's other mainline railway station, at the eastern end of the city centre). This extension is expected to be completed in 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Unofficial site and forum about Genoa underground and public transport
• Urbanrail.net Genoa site