Castro Pretorio (Rome Metro)

Castro Pretorio is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro.^[1] It was opened on 8 December 1990 and is located on Viale Castro Pretorio, at its junction with Via San Martino della Battaglia, in the Castro Pretorio rione. Its exit overlooks the Castra Praetoria (the camp of the Praetorian Guard), now the site of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale.

Castro Pretorio
General information
Coordinates	41°54′22″N 12°30′20″E / 41.90611°N 12.50556°E / 41.90611; 12.50556
Owned by	ATAC
Platforms	1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	8 December 1990; 33 years ago (1990-12-08)
Services
Preceding station Rome Metro Following station Termini towards Laurentina Line B Policlinico towards Rebibbia or Jonio
Location
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Surroundings

• Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
  (Rome National central Library)
• Castra praetoria
• Porta Pia
• Porta Nomentana
  • Arch of Sixtus V
• Piazza dell'Indipendenza
• Piazza della Croce Rossa
  • Ministry of Transport (main HQ)
  • Ferrovie dello Stato Group (main HQ)
• quartiere San Lorenzo
• Città Universitaria

References

1. "Castro Pretorio metro station - Rome Metro". Metro Line Map. Retrieved 2023-01-21.

External links

• The station on the site of ATAC.