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With its 25,000 square meters of surface and about 150 million passengers a year, Roma Termini is the largest station in Italy and the fifth in Europe for traffic.
Located in the historic center, Termini Station has 32 tracks and is served by underground lines A and B: it is therefore a fundamental hub not only for the city of Rome but for all of central Italy.
Contrary to what one might think, the name Termini does not mean “final destinationâ € ??, but derives from the Latin word“ thermaeâ € ?? and refers to the ancient Baths of Diocletian which were located where today Piazza dei Cinquecento stands.
Speaking of history ... Rome Termini station is certainly long Rome Termini station has not always been as we see it today, but it has a rather troubled past: over the decades it has in fact undergone numerous renovations, often interrupted for away from the changing needs of the city on the one hand, and the beginning of the world conflict on the other.
The works for the construction of the first version were inaugurated by Pope Pius IX in 1868 and coordinated by the architect Salvatore Bianchi: the project, of mammoth scope, was chosen despite the fact that it seemed too demanding for a "small city" ?? like the Rome of the time evidently the architect was farsighted
Thanks to the diffusion of electricity first and the increase in railway traffic then, between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the station underwent various changes, until it was demolished in 1939 to make room for a new plant whose construction was however postponed. due to the world conflict and the fall of the fascist regime.
How far is Roma Termini from the center The works resumed after the war and the station was inaugurated again in 1950, and then underwent a further renovation less than fifty years later to enrich it with shops, newsstands and various services in view of the large influx of tourists expected for the Jubilee of 2000.
