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The Catania Metro ((イタリア語:Metropolitana di Catania)) is a light metro system serving the city of Catania, Sicily, in southern Italy. It is the southernmost metro in Europe. The Catania Metro has been in operation since 27 June 1999,〔 and consists of a single line with six stations. The line is underground for approximately half of its length (between the stations of Borgo and Galatea). Service frequency is limited to once every 15 minutes because the line is single-track for half of its length (over the at-grade section between stations Galatea and Porto), hence trains operate as shuttles. ==History & construction== The section of the line between the stations of ''Borgo'' and ''Porto'' originally belonged to the Ferrovia Circumetnea narrow-gauge regional railway which was constructed in 1895. For the operation of the metro, this portion of the rail line was converted to standard gauge and mostly moved underground into a double track cut-and-cover tunnel, except for the part of the route adjacent to the coast which runs on the surface for and which is single tracked.〔 Thus, the narrow-gauge Circumetnea railway's original terminus at Catania Porto had to be moved to Borgo due to the development of the Catania Metro. The Metropolitana and the Circumetnea railways are operated by the same company, which has its offices at Catania Borgo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catania Metro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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