San Giovanni (Rome Metro)
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| Coordinates | 41°53′07″N 12°30′34″E / 41.88528°N 12.50944°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | ATAC | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (Line A) Side platform (Line C) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Line A) 2 (Line C) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1980 | |||||||||||||||
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San Giovanni is an underground interchange station on Lines A and C of the Rome Metro.
The station is located in Piazzale Appio at the beginning of Via Appia Nuova, beside the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, from which the station takes its name.
It opened in 1980 on Line A. On May 12, 2018, Line C was extended to the station. Until Line C extension to Colosseo, which was opened on December 16, 2025, San Giovanni station served as the westernmost terminus of Line C.[1][2]
San Giovanni is the first stop on the Rome Metro which is part of the Archeostation circuit. Archaeological finds discovered during the works of the new Line C are exhibited inside the stations.
Located nearby
Interchanges
Interchange station for Line A and Line C on the Rome Metro.
3 (Tram Line) - 16 - 51 - 77 - 81 - 85 - 87 - 218 - 360 - 665 - 792 (ATAC Bus Network) - NMA - NMC - N3S (ATAC Night Bus lines)
Gallery
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The entrance from Piazzale Appio with Porta San Giovanni at the back.jpg)
The platform level of the C line station
Part of the station museum
References
- ↑ "Metro C, Raggi nella stazione San Giovanni: "Su arrivo a piazza Venezia valuteremo"". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ "Roma, sulla metro C aprono le stazioni-museo Porta Metronia e Colosseo". euronews (in Italian). 2025-12-17. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
External links
Media related to San Giovanni station (Rome metro) at Wikimedia Commons