Linea 6

Linea 6

Stations:
Arsenale, Mostra (2, 7, 8), Politecnico - Augusto, Lala, Mergellina (2), Arco Mirelli, San Pasquale, Chiaia - Monte di Dio, (Plebiscito station deleted), Municipio (1).

The line has a total length of about 5.5 kms;
a) section Mostra-Mergellina:
opened on February 4, 2007, has a length of 1.972 kms;
b)section Mergellina-Municipio:
it is under development; its length is 3.077 kms; tunnel Plebiscito-Chiaia partly made.
An extension towards west has been planned from Mostra - Campi Flegrei. This involves construction of a new station: Arsenale. This extension might further go west until Coroglio and Bagnoli. Currently there are no news about actual realization of this extension, apart from this piece of news - in Italian - from Il Mattino.

Line completion:

February 4, 2007: section Mostra - Mergellina opened
2009: Municipio station will be reached
2012: completion of intermediate stations

Expected cost:
567 million euros (see press release - in Italian - from Il Mattino) funded as it follows:

341 from Legge Obiettivo (Italian Parliament Law about important goals fo fulfil in next years), assigned to Regione Campania
226 from other sources, among which Legge 211/92 (Italian Parliament Law about metro systems)

Expected number of passengers:
Global passenger flow in morning peak time is about 17,000; by hypothesizing 18 hours of service, from 5.00 until 23.00, daily transported passengers will be about 154,000, yielding an yearly figure of about 46 million passengers. Train capacity: 570 passengers. Commercial speed: 30 Km/h.
For more details click the Passenger Forecast page (in Italian) on the official linea6.com site.

Foreseen train frequency after line completion:

4,5 minutes
3 minutes during rush hours

Current train frequency:

6.30-20.10: 8 minutes
20.10-21.20: 16 minutes

Train timetable:

First train: 6.30
Last train: 21.20

FOCUS ON:
February 4, 2007: A first section of Linea 6 (four stations from Mostra to Mergellina) has entered service. See news - in Italian - from Il Mattino. Below find some pictures of the four stations.

Station Mergellina

Station Lala

Station Augusto

Station Mostra

Trains and tracks

all photos / tutte le fotografie © by Ivanoe De Falco, 2007

Recent news
March 1, 2001: Comune di Napoli investment plan approved. Linea 6 funding approved: in 2001 335 billion Lire for Mostra-San Pasquale section, in 2002 246 billion Lire for San Pasquale-Municipio section, in 2003 164 billion Lire. See press news from Il Mattino (in Italian).

January 17, 2002: Linea6 working area opens at Piazza della Repubblica (Arco Mirelli station) (see press release - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

February 7, 2002: a citizen committee raises doubts on Linea6 design (see press releases 1, 2, 3 and 4 - in Italian - from La Repubblica).

February 15, 2002: Cipe Government Committee funds 219 billion Liras for Linea6 (see press release - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

February 16, 2002: Linea6 designers state its safety (see press release - in Italian - from La Repubblica).

February 16, 2002: Linea6: sindacates and committee argue about its utility (see press release - in Italian - from La Repubblica).

April 20, 2002: Il Mattino reports on state of works for Linea6 (see press release - in Italian).

November 4, 2002: interview with Roberti, representative of Ansaldo Trasporti, about scheduled opening dates for several sections of Linea 6 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

December 12, 2002: a 400 million euro funding announced for Linea 6: related works will start from station Municipio (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

December 18, 2002: two agreement documents signed to speed up Linea 6 works, and to open section Politecnico - Mergellina by end 2004 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

May 30, 2003: Linea6 works stopped: new fundings from Regione Campania are not available yet. Vice-Mayor Rocco Papa announces no economical problems exist and works are going to continue without any delay (see press release - in Italian - from Il Mattino)

June 5, 2003: today Linea6 works start again (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

December 4, 2003: vice-mayor Rocco Papa proposes a further station in Via Chiaia for Linea6 between stations Martiri and Plebiscito (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

April 18, 2004: Linea 6 project slightly modified: station Martiri replaced by new station Chiaia - Monte di Dio, with three exits: via Chiaia, piazza Santa Maria degli Angeli and piazza Santa Caterina. By end April CIPE is expected to confirm 220 million euro funding (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

October 21, 2004: CIPE (Interministerial Committee for Economic Programming) has approved funding for completion of Linea 6. First section will enter service in 2009, and line will be completed in 2011 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

December 30, 2004: good chances to open Mostra - Mergellina section of Linea 6 by end 2005 - early 2006.

April 20, 2005: Linea6 trains have been taken out of Fuorigrotta subsoil. They will be painted again before entering service in spring 2006 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

July 13, 2005: Linea6 work schedule announced: section Mostra - Mergellina will be completed by mid-2006 (cost: 226 million euros), in 2009 Municipio station will be reached, by 2011 intermediate stations will be completed (total cost 674 million euros) (see news #1 and news #2 - in Italian - - from Il Mattino).

August 1, 2005: Linea6 tunnel from Piazzale Tecchio (station Mostra) to Piazza Sannazaro (station Mergellina) has been completed. On this issue and, more in general, on the line read the reportage - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

October 19, 2005: rumours say that Linea6 might start service in June 2006 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

November 12, 2005: Naples vice Mayor Rocco Papa declares the goal to open Mostra - Mergellina section of Linea6 by April 2006 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

December 3, 2005: CIPE has funded 323 million euros for Naples metro works: 42.2 millions for Montesanto station (Linea 5 and Linea 7), 61.1 millions for Cilea - Quattro Giornate interchange node (Linea 1, Linea 5 and Linea 7) to complete by 2010, 119.7 millions for the section Capodichino - Centro Direzionale (Linea 1) and 100 millions for the section San Pasquale - Municipio (Linea 6) (see news and table - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

January 31, 2006: in end February tests start for Linea 6, and line opening should take place by May (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

March 1, 2006: Linea 6 trains have been set on their tracks in the building works of station Mostra (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

July 31, 2006: Il Mattino widely reports on Linea 6. In October the section Mostra - Mergellina will start service (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino), the four stations contain works of art (see news and news # 2 - in Italian - from Il Mattino), a possible westbound extension has been hypothesized until Bagnoli and Cipe has decided to appropriate a funding of 500 million euros for the section Mergellina - Municipio (see news # 3 - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

January 7, 2007: the official opening ceremony for Linea 6 will take place on January 11, 2007 at the presence ot Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Romano Prodi. By the end of January the line will enter service. More precisely, a first four-station section from Mostra to Mergellina will start service (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

February 2, 2007: the section Mostra - Mergellina of Linea 6 will enter service on February 4 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

February 4, 2007: the section Mostra - Mergellina of Linea 6 has entered service (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

For more details click Linea 6 official site
For a picture of a Linea6 train click here (from the page on Italy in Dan Weissmann's subways.net site).
For details on Linea 6 trains and control devices click Ansaldo Breda.

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