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Catania is situated on the eastern shore of Sicily and has 370,000 inhabitants (700,000 in the metropolitan area)

The Metropolitana di Catania opened on 27 June 1999 between Borgo and Porto:

3.8 km, 6 stations, 1435 mm gauge

Underground between Borgo and Piazza Galatea, then on the surface along the coast to the FS Central Railway station and further south to the harbour (Porto). The underground alignment actually replaces a surface route built in 1895.

The Metropolitana is operated by Ferrovia Circumetnea which also runs a narrow gauge diesel line from Borgo westwards around the Etna volcano and back to the coast at Riposto (113 km).

On 1 Dec 2001, new trains were finally put in service after some delays in delivery.

27 June 1999 Borgo - Porto

 Projects

An underground extension is currently under construction from Galetea to Giovanni XXIII (in front of the railway station; 2007) and to Piazza Stesicoro in the city centre (2009).

From Borgo towards the west the Circumetnea is being upgraded for metro service to provide a fast and frequent link to S. Nullo, Nesima and Misterbianco. The first section in preparation will have four stations: Milo, Cibali, S.Nullo and Nesima (2009). It will eventually reach Paterṇ. From Stesicoro the line will eventually reach the airport in the south of the city (see map)

7:00- 20:45, workdays only, 15-minute headway

Single fare EUR 0.80 (valid 90 minutes)

Day Ticket - EUR 2.00

AMT travelcards valid

FCE - Ferrovia Circumetnea (Official Site) with 3 metro photos (1) (2) (3)

AMT- Azienda Municipale di Trasporti

Metroitaliane.it > Catania

Metropolitana di Catania by Andrea Tartaglia

Metropolitana di Catania by Andrea Russo

Metro Catania at wikipedia.it