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Going Underground
Getting around Rome, Italy, by Metro (the subway, or underground train, system)
Rome's Metro (which is short for "Metropolitano," which is Italian for "underground," which is British for "subway") is a good idea that turns out to be fairly useless. The main reason for this is that it isn't very extensive—every time workers dig new tunnels, they run across ancient ruins and have to stop so archaeologists can putter about.
The city has
only two lines
(the orange "A" and the blue "B") that etch a rough X on the city map, with Stazione Termini at the intersection.
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For more on Rome's
transportation system (buses, trams, and the Metro) visit www.atac.roma.it.
For more on Rome's general layout—its major streets, squares, and neighborhoods—click here.
Line A
runs from Viale Aurelia, past Cipro–Musei Vaticani (the new Vatican Museums stop) and Ottaviano–San Pietro (a dozen blocks from St. Peter's), and makes stops such as Flaminia (near Piazza del Popolo), Spagna (at the Spanish Steps), Termini, and San Giovanni (Rome's cathedral).
Line B
is most useful to shuttle you quickly from Termini to stops such as Colosseo (the Colosseum), Circo Massimo (the Circus Maximus), and Piramide (at the Tiburtina train station, near Testaccio).
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This article was last updated in January 2007. All information was accurate at the time.
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