Metro D: work could begin in 2027

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There is a lot of news coming to Rome on the transportation side. We want to take a closer look at the fourth metro line: the D. To be clear, the idea of building another line in the city is not recent news; the project dates back to 2007. It envisioned 22 stops on a 20-kilometer route:

• Ojetti
• Pugliese
• Talenti
• Adriativo
• Jonio
• Fiscal Meadows
• Salario
• Vesconium
• Verbano
• Buenos Aires
• River
• Spain
• San Silvestro
• Venice
• Mastai
• Nievo
• Trastevere
• Fermi
• Roma Tre
• Magliana Nuova
• Eur Magliana
• Agriculture

The connections considered were diverse: with the B metro to Jonio and EUR Magliana, with regional railways to Salario, with streetcars to Buenos Aires, Fiume, Mastai, Nievo and Agricoltura (metrotram), with the A metro to Spagna and with the C metro to Venezia. Most importantly, it would make Trastevere, to this day far from the metro, easily accessible.

Two years ago, in Roma Today, Councillor Patané had said,“We will put the funds for the project review of metro D since we have also resumed contacts with the promoter of the project.” The idea of the original project was that of a public-private mix for the realization of the work with one part of the work borne by the municipality (51 percent) and the other by the private party, which would bear the expense in anticipation of ticketing revenues and an annual fee (as the Rome newspaper explained in an article of the past November 2023).

Patané had then stated that the economic and financial plan presented in this way was not convenient for the municipality, which is why a new meeting with the private parties was planned. Another hypothesis, supported by the alderman, was to ask the government for money for an initial part of the work, make the tender and carry it out on their own.

The news regarding the D metro.

In recent months, the Campidoglio has presented substantial updates on the route and objectives of this work, which, never before, seems to have really entered a propulsive phase.

Today Metro D is changing its skin and expanding: the new route includes 30km and 30 new stations. The route will connect the northeast quadrant to the south of the city, offering a backbone from Via Nomentana (just inside the Grande Raccordo Anulare) to the fast-growing Roma 70 neighborhood, which will also house the depot-workshop, a crucial logistics hub for the line.

The agreement was reported by Il Messaggero after a meeting between Mobility Councillor Eugenio Patanè, Urban Planning Councillor Maurizio Veloccia, Senator Andrea De Priamo and Congressman Luciano Ciocchetti. It is one of several technical and political appointments that are evaluating the feasibility and financing of the work.

Route and main stations

• Northern terminus: Nomentana (at the height of the Raccordo Anulare)
• Main stops: Montesacro-Ojetti, Talenti, Adriatico, Jonio (interchange with metro B1), Fidene, Vaglia, Val d’Ala, Salario, Villa Chigi
• Temporary terminus: Nemorense
• Second section: from Nemorense to Fermi, with eight new stations
• Strategic interchanges:
  • With Metro A downtown (station hypothesis at Flaminio, Spagna or Barberini)
  • With metro C at Venezia
  • With the B1 at Jonio
  • With the railway line at Trastevere and Fermi, from Fermi 8 more stations with possible variations (including San Camillo), continuing to Magliana and Roma70

The updated route aims to concretely address the accessibility needs of the southern quadrant and give a new rapid backbone between densely populated and underserved areas. The Rome metro network development plan also includes work to upgrade the B line.