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It is usually the most reliable means of transportation in Rome (unless.... there is a strike!). Unfortunately, not a very good network of only two lines. Theme: Subway/Metro
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It is very easy to use the subway/metro in Rome. There are really only two lines A & B (and additional ones to the airports). You can change trains as often as you need to during your one subway journey of course, but you cannot leave a station and re-enter or enter another station for a fresh journey on the same ticket. There's almost no distance limit either - no zones like in London - you can travel from one end of Rome to the other on the same ticket. You MUST remember to punch your tickets in the little punching machines at the entry barriers in stations, on the station platforms, or inside the buses (usually near the rear of the bus, on the left). The punching machines are usually coloured blue on the subways and yellow on the buses, but it's a different machine for the new larger tickets, currently mounted just above each old machine, although still yellow. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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It`s easy to get anywhere you want with metro or bus in Rome There are just 2 lines of metro so don`t worry you`ll get lost.
One week ticket for Metro/Bus - 12.40Euro, for one day 3.10 Euro. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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Metro is safe and fast. You can travel for 75 minutes for one euro with Metro or Bus in any direction in inner Rome. For 4 euro your ticket is valid until Midnight and for 11 euro for 24 hours. Because you can walk a lot and almost anywhere 1 euro ticket is the best choice - belive me. Theme: Subway/Metro
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Metro line A is actually the newest metro line in Rome. New air conditioned trains are running, making the ride quite pleasant on a hot day. The line takes you near Vatican, Piazza di Spagna, Fontana di Trevi and Piazza della Repubblica, for example. It intersects to line B under stazione Termini. Trains have diplays to announce stations, but they're often out of order. On some trains stations are also announced acoustically.
Due to construction of metro line C, metro A closes daily at 21.30. It's replaced by buses MA1 and MA2, stopping near metro stations. And hold on to the handgrips, these buses are trying to keep up to the speed of trains! :)
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Metro line B is the oldest line of Rome's rapid transit. Old graffiti-covered trains are running on this line. They get hot in the summer - open windows help a bit, but of course make the ride noisier. The line takes you to Colosseo and Roma Tiburtina railway station, for example, intersecting line A under stazione Termini. Stations are announced acoustically (also in English) on some trains.
A new branch of the line, B1, is under construction.
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Okay, here is some information I think you may find important about the metro/tram/bus system in Rome. It is extensive, the metro is best for long distance runs (for instance, if you're staying near Termini station and want to get to St. Peter's), the buses are good for medium distances, and for sake of argument, the trams are best for short stuff, though I never rode them. You can get daily, weekly, and monthly passes for the transport in Rome, though I doubt you will ever get their value out of them, just buy indv. tickets for those big hauls, Rome is very nice to look at, there is always something nice to see on a walk. Tickets are sold at machines in the subways and some streets have bus ticket stands. You're allowed 75 minutes of travelling time on one ticket, but if your ticket expires while you're actually in transit on the bus, you're supposed to put a new one in. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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Roma-Pantano light railway line doesn't have much to offer for a railway enthusiast, neither is it running in a very beautiful neighbourhood. I found a nice pizzeria near Alessi stop, though. Being a narrow gauge line, it doesn't provide much speed, which is similar to trams. Stops are frequent and so are departures. You can catch a train at Porta Maggiore or Laziali terminus near stazione Termini.
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Rome desperately needs third metro line - there are many places where rails don't reach. So finally, construction works of metro C are underway, causing restrictions on several other rail lines. It will run from Pantano to Clodio Mazzini, intersecting to line A in Ottaviano and San Giovanni and line B in Colosseo. The trains will be, of course, fully automatic. First section should be in service by 2011, but in Italy trains are sometimes late...
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Rome is home to an extensive Metro system that makes getting around the Capital quite easy.
With stations at pretty much all tourist destinations (when walking out of Colloseo Station, the confronting view of the Coliseum is incredible) it can mean quick and safe travel.
Don't take the Metro if you want to see the streets around you whilst you travel, however, traffic in Rome is notoriously bad.
You can purchase a day ticket for under 5 euros which is pretty damn good value. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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