Bengasi (Turin Metro)

Bengasi
General information
LocationPiazza Bengasi, Turin
Coordinates45°01′04″N 7°39′42″E / 45.017729°N 7.661805°E / 45.017729; 7.661805
Owned byGTT
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened23 April 2021
Services
Preceding station Turin Metro Following station
Italia '61
towards Fermi
Line 1 Terminus

Bengasi is a station of the Turin Metro in Turin, Italy, opened on 23 April 2021. It was one of two stations opened in 2021 as part of the Line 1 southern extension.[1] The station is located under Piazza Bengasi, near the city limits of Turin and Moncalieri. As of April 2021, it is the southernmost terminus station for Line 1, previously it was Lingotto.

Upon her visit to the construction site in November 2020, the mayor of Turin, Chiara Appendino, called the completion of Bengasi station a priority for her administration, acknowledging that the work, now in the final stages, has had a significant impact on the daily life of residents in the neighborhood. She also confirmed Spring 2021 as the scheduled opening to the public.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Torino: metro 1, ad aprile i primi treni Lingotto-Bengasi". ANSA.it. June 17, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Metropolitana, quasi pronta la stazione Bengasi". Torino Today. November 26, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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