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Afragola Station in Napoli
Transport Hub Building Design in Italy – design by Zaha Hadid Architects
7 Jun 2017
Afragola Station
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: Napoli, Italy
Afragola Station

The first phase of Napoli Afragola Station ? the new gateway to the south of Italy ? has been inaugurated by prime minister Paolo Gentiloni.
The new rail station at Napoli Afragola is designed as one of southern Italy?s key interchange stations serving four high speed intercity lines, three inter-regional lines and a local commuter line.

In addition to the planned high speed rail services connecting Bari and Reggio Calabria with the north of Italy and Europe, by 2022 new rail infrastructure will create an important hub at Napoli Afragola serving the entire Campania region by integrating the southern expansion of Italy?s high-speed rail network with the Napoli Cancello line and the Circumvesuviana commuter railway extension. Located at this major intersection within southern Italy?s rail network, Napoli Afragola connects the 15 million residents of Campania, Puglia, Molise, Calabria and Sicily in southern Italy with the national rail network in the north and the rest of Europe. It also enables goods and passengers from Europe and northern Italy to access the southern ports of Gioia Tauro, Taranto, Bari, Brindisi, Palermo and Augusta.

To meet future demand for rail travel throughout the regio...