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Rome
The capital of Italy, Rome, is one of the most ancient cities in Europe and has 3 million inhabitants.
The 2-line system has an X shape, with both lines meeting at the Central Railway Station Termini. The first line, line B south, was built from Termini to Laurentina for the World Exhibition in 1955 (11 km, 6 km underground). Many years later, in 1990, the northern branch to Rebibbia was finally opened (8 km, 7 km underground).
Line A between Anagnina in the south and Ottaviano in the north-west near Vatican City opened in 1980 (14,5 km, almost all underground). May 29, 1999, the first stretch of an 4.5km extension north-west was put into service (Cipro-Musei Vaticani and Valle Aurelia). The final 3 stations, Baldo degli Ubaldi, Cornelia and Battistini finally opened on 1 January 2000.
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