Catania Metro
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Number of lines | 1 | ||
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Number of stations | 10 | ||
Annual ridership | 6,500,000 (2019)[1] | ||
Website | www.circumetnea.it | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 27 June 1999[2] | ||
Operator(s) | Ferrovia Circumetnea | ||
Number of vehicles | 8 FCE M.88 4 standard gauge | ||
Electrification | 3 kV DC overhead line | ||
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The Catania Metro (Italian: Metropolitana di Catania) is a rapid transit system serving the coastal city of Catania, Sicily, in Southern Italy. One of Italy’s seven metro systems, it is the only one in Sicily and Europe’s southernmost system. It was also the first metro on an island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is now one of two, with the Palma Metro becoming the second in 2007, although it was only the sixth in a city on the Mediterranean, after Athens (1904), Barcelona (1924), Marseille (1977), Valencia (1988) and Naples (1993).
The Catania Metro has been in operation since 27 June 1999.
History and construction
The section of the line between the stations of
For the operation of the metro, this portion of the rail line was converted to
The Metropolitana and the Circumetnea railways are operated by the same company, which has its offices at Catania Borgo.
Current service
Station | Year of opening |
interchange | Current state |
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Monte Po | under construction | ||
Fontana | under construction | ||
Nesima | 2017 | Stazione FCE Nesima | in service |
San Nullo | 2017 | in service | |
Cibali | 2021 | Stazione FCE Cibali | in service |
Milo | 2017 | in service | |
Borgo | 1999 | Stazione FCE Borgo | in service |
Giuffrida | 1999 | In service | |
Italia | 1999 | in service | |
Galatea | 1999 | In service | |
Ramo porto | |||
Porto | 1898 | suspended | |
FS | 1898 | Catania Centrale | Closed |
Ramo aeroporto | |||
Giovanni XXIII | 2016 | Catania Centrale | in service |
Stesicoro | 2016 | in service | |
San Domenico | under construction | ||
Vittorio Emanuele | under construction | ||
Palestro | under construction |
During the first years of operation, this metro suffered from poor ridership, as its former route (from 1999 to 2016) merely skirted the city centre and therefore did not reach many popular destinations. However, ridership increased significantly in 2017.[4] The metro usually operates every day. Trains run every 10 minutes until 3:00 p.m. and then every 15 minutes until the end of the service, at 10 p.m.[5]
Tickets
All tickets (except MetroBus tickets) may be purchased at ticket machines at every station.[citation needed]
- 90min: €1
- DayTicket: €2
- MetroBus Ticket: €1.20
- 30days Ticket: €15
Future service and planned extensions
An extension to the system was approved on 30 March 2006. It involves a branch from the existing line at Galatea westward through the city centre, which is planned eventually to reach Catania's
Another extension, westward from the current terminal at Nesima, is also under construction as far as Misterbianco, toward the north-western border of the city. It is planned to open in 2020.
Rolling stock
Irish gauge tracks. E100 Series (E101-E103, 3 units) - Stanga-TIBB electric single-units railcars bought-second hand from the Ferrovia Centrale Umbra. Used as temporary rolling stock between 1999 and 2001. M.88 Series (M.88-01 to M.88-08, 8 two-car sets) - Two-car electric multiple units built by Firema between 2001 and 2011. Mainstay of the line since 2001. Originally, each of them had a name. CT1 Series (2 two-car sets in service, 25 others on order) - Two-car electric multiple units built by Titagarh -Firema. A total of 27 two-car units have been ordered in 2018. First train in service since 1 April 2022.
See also
References
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