The Piazza Euclide railway station is a railway station in Rome, on the Rome–Civitacastellana–Viterbo railway, managed by ATAC. It is the only underground stop of the line, excluding the Flaminio terminus. The official name of the facility is Stazione Euclide, as shown on the signs visible from the square; in the past, however, it was indicated on the railway timetables as Roma P. Euclide or, in another source, as p.za Euclide.
Location
The stop is located in the urban track of Rome, in Piazza Euclide, in the quarter Pincianoon the border with the quarter Parioli; it is accessed from one of the buildings located on the square, on the corner with Via Civinini, in front of the Basilica of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The platforms are accessed via a first flight of stairs leading to the mezzanine, followed by two further flights leading to the two side platforms. It is one of the stops of the line that record the most traffic, since it is located in a densely inhabited area with a high number of offices. The facility serves the residential quarters Parioli and Pinciano.
History
In 1947 the city administration of Rome requested the construction of a stop on the underground section of the Rome–Civitacastellana–Viterbo railway, then under renovation in order to double it. The location of Piazza Euclide was chosen, since it represented an important traffic junction for the quarters Flaminio and Parioli. The project was approved by the Higher Council for Public Works in 1948, but it took until March 1952 to obtain the ministerial decree authorizing the work. The construction therefore began in 1953 and the stop was inaugurated on January 151958. The total cost was around 500 million lire. In the summer of 2009the station was closed due to renovation and upgrading works that affected the whole urban section of the line; during the approximately 70 days of interruption, the platforms were raised to achieve the ground-level boarding; furthermore, the architectural barriers were eliminated thanks to the installation of stairlifts and the creation of guided paths for partially sighted people. The fire-fighting system was also renewed and a new lighting system was installed as well.
