Castro Pretorio (Rome Metro)

Castro Pretorio
Coordinates	41°54′22″N 12°30′20″E / 41.90611°N 12.50556°E / 41.90611; 12.50556Coordinates: 41°54′22″N 12°30′20″E / 41.90611°N 12.50556°E / 41.90611; 12.50556
Owned by	Atac di Roma
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	1990
Services
Preceding station   Rome Metro   Following station Termini toward Laurentina Line B Policlinico toward Jonio or Rebibbia

Castro Pretorio is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro. 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.

Surroundings

• Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
• 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

External links

• The station on the site of ATAC.