Centro Direzionale station
Centro Direzionale | |||||||||||
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| Naples Metro station | |||||||||||
The entrance of the station. | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°51′30″N 14°16′54″E / 40.8583°N 14.2817°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Naples | ||||||||||
| Operated by | ANM | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Napoli Centro Direzionale railway station (Circumvesuviana)[a] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Architect | Bendetta Tagliabue | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 2025 | ||||||||||
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Centro Direzionale is a Naples Metro station on line 1, adjacent and connected through an underground passage to the Napoli Centro Direzionale station of the Circumvesuviana railway.
History
The construction site was inaugurated on 2 August 2014.[1] It opened on 1 April 2025.[2]
Station layout
The station, designed by the EMBT studio founded by architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, serves the Centro direzionale di Napoli, Naples’ business district, home to numerous public offices. The exterior part of the railway complex occupies a central area of Isola F and features a wave-shaped canopy made of laminated wood. This structure, inspired by the underground vaults of the Piscina Mirabilis, recalls organic forms and creates large shaded areas in the square above.[3] Originally, the canopy was to be enriched with a reproduction of the face of Virgil by street artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada, visible from above from all the surrounding buildings—an idea later discarded.[4][5] The canopy covers the entrance hall, which also connects to the Circumvesuviana station, thus forming a large covered square.[6] The station's flooring is made of calcium sulfate panels coated with plastic laminate.[7]
The platform level is located just 12 metres (39 ft) below ground, making the station one of the shallowest on the entire line 1.[8] Architecturally, it stands out for its use of metallic cladding on the walls and ceilings, decorated in the four vibrant colors typical of frescoes found in ancient Pompeian homes, as seen in the archaeological site of Pompeii. Further evoking the archaeological context are the stylized silhouettes adorning the station's walls, inspired by the figures depicted in the Villa of the Mysteries.[9]
The total cost of the structure amounted to approximately 43 million euros.[10] The railway track is owned by the Municipality of Naples, while the station itself is the first on Line 1 to be owned by the Campania Regional Government, although it remains under municipal jurisdiction.[11]
Interchanges
The station has:
- Bus stop
- Railway (Napoli Centro Direzionale, Circumvesuviana)
References
- ^ "Stazione Centro Direzionale". Metropolitana di Napoli Spa (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Napoli, Linea 1: è aperta la stazione della metropolitana del Centro direzionale". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Home". Metropolitana di Napoli Spa (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Staff (2018-10-02). "Metro Centro Direzionale a Napoli: il tetto avrà il volto di Virgilio". Napoli da Vivere (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Metropolitana di Napoli, fondi finiti e addio stazione dell'arte: via Virgilio dal Centro Direzionale". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Metrò di Napoli, apre la stazione Centro Direzionale della Linea 1". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ G.Jacob (2021-05-24). "Work in progress: Metro del Centro Direzionale di Napoli". Nesite (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ admin (2017-03-03). "Napoli, Metropolitana. Tratta Centro Direzionale/Aeroporto". Urbanfile (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "ANM Linea 1 Metropolitana di Napoli: in dirittura finale la realizzazione della stazione "Centro Direzionale"". tuttoTRENO Blog (in Italian). 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Aperta la stazione Centro direzionale. "Quartiere vivo anche nei weekend"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Linea 1, Capodichino - Di Vittorio". Coesione Napoli (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
Notes
- ^ As of May 2025, the station is closed for renovation. It is expected to reopen in 2027
External links
- Official website, on anm.it.
- Official project on metropolitanadinapoli.it