The Rome Metro (Italian: Metropolitana di Roma) is an underground public transportation system that operates in Rome, Italy and opened in 1955. There are currently two metro lines, the A line (identified by the orange colour) and the B line (blue). A third line, the green C line is currently under construction. Plans have also been revealed for a fourth line, to be called the D Line. The current network, 41.5 km (25.8 mi) long, has an X-shape with the lines intersecting at Termini Station, the main train station in Rome and encompasses a splitting of the B Line at the Bologna station to reach Rebibbia on one side and Conca d'Oro on the other.
Rome's local transport provider, ATAC, also operates several other rail services: the Roma-Lido line, the Roma-Giardinetti line, and the Roma-Nord line. The first of these, the Rome-Lido railway line, which connects Rome to the sea at Ostia, is effectively part of the metro network. It is run along similar lines to the metro and uses trains similar to those in service on the A and B lines. The Roma-Giardinetti line, although officially designated as a railway, is a narrow gauge tram line, while the Roma-Nord line is a suburban railway.
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