en Line 11 (Naples Metro)

Line 11
Line 11
	Piscinola Scampia station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Metropolitan City of Naples; Aversa (Province of Caserta)
Termini	Piscinola Scampia; Aversa Centro;
Connecting lines	Lines 1
Stations	5 (planned total of 11)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Naples Metro
Operator(s)	EAV
History
Opened	16 July 2005
Technical
Line length	10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map
Route map

Line 11 (Italian: Linea 11), also known as the Rainbow Line (Italian: Linea Arcobaleno), as each station is identified by a different colour, is a rapid transit line, part of the Naples Metro, in Naples, Italy. It connects Naples with its northern suburbs.

Route

The line connects Naples (Piscinola Scampia station) to the town of Aversa. Only Piscinola station (shared with line 1) is within the municipality of Naples.

Station Name	Transfer	Opening
Naples Metro Line 11
Piscinola Scampia	Interchange with Line 1	2005
Mugnano		2005
Melito	Under construction
Giugliano		2009
Aversa Ipprodromo		2009
Aversa Centro		2009
Teverola Centro	Under construction
Teverola ASI	Under construction
Macerata Campania	Under construction
Santa Maria Capua Vetere	Under construction

Management

The line is managed by Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) company.

History

The first section of the line, between Piscinola and Mugnano, was opened in 2005.^[1]

In 2009, the line was extended from Mugnano to Aversa Centro, with two intermediate stops in Giugliano and Aversa Ippodromo.^[2]

Service

Trains usually travel every 15 minutes, and every 10 minutes during peak hours.^[3]

Notes

^ Metropolitana suburbana. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 273 (September 2005), p. 12.
^ Augusto Cracco, Alessandro Lutri: Sottoterra da Aversa a Napoli. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 316 (June 2009), p. 30–34.
^ Timetable Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine