Circo Massimo (Rome Metro)

Circo Massimo is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened on 10 February 1955 and is sited at the east end of the Circus Maximus, after which it is named, near the headquarters of the FAO, originally built as the Ministero delle Colonie. Until 2002, the Obelisk of Axum also stood near the station. It has two separate exits on either side of the viale Aventino.^[1]

Circo Massimo
General information
Coordinates	41°53′01″N 12°29′17″E
Owned by	ATAC
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	10 February 1955; 70 years ago (1955-02-10)
Services
Preceding station Rome Metro Following station Piramide towards Laurentina Line B Colosseo towards Rebibbia or Jonio
Location Click on the map to see marker

Rome Metro: Line B
Legend
Rebibbia Ponte Mammolo Santa Maria del Soccorso Jonio Pietralata Conca d'Oro Monti Tiburtini FL1 Libia Quintiliani Sant'Agnese Tiburtina FL1 FL2 FL3 - Annibaliano   Bologna 3 19 Policlinico Castro Pretorio 5 14 RM-Giard. FL4 FL5 FL6 Termini A FL7 FL8 LE-FCO Cavour 3 Colosseo 3 Circo Massimo FL1 FL3 FL5 Piramide 3 RM-Lido Garbatella RM-Lido Basilica San Paolo Marconi RM-Lido EUR Magliana EUR Palasport EUR Fermi 720-CIA Laurentina

Surroundings

• Porta Capena
• Baths of Caracalla
• Passeggiata Archeologica
• Aventino
• Via dei Cerchi
• Roseto comunale
• rione San Saba
• Viale Aventino
• Stadio delle Terme

Churches

• Santa Balbina all'Aventino
• Santa Sabina
• Santi Alessio e Bonifacio
• Santa Prisca
• San Saba
• San Gregorio al Celio

Entrance to the station beside the Food and Agriculture Organization building