News in 2006
January 4, 2006: section Centro Direzionale - Dante of Linea 1 will open in 2008, and the line will be completed in 2011 (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

January 13, 2006: in end January the second exit of station Montedonzelli (Linea 1) opens (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

January 31, 2006: in end February tests start for Linea 6, and line opening should take place by May (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

February 4, 2006: second exit of station Montedonzelli (Linea 1) has started service (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

February 5, 2006: Rocco Papa, Naples vice Mayor, says that Linea 9 will be built (see news - in Italian - from Napolipiu')(thanks to Andrea Salvia).

March 1, 2006: Linea 6 trains have been set on their tracks in the building works of station Mostra (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

June 20, 2006: new trains have been purchased for Linea 2: they will allow higher frequency and better quality of service (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

July 9, 2006: the section Piscinola - Capodichino of Linea 1 has been let out on contract. Expected completion time: 3 and a half years (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

July 29, 2006: Region Campania has appropriated 5 million euros for a new exit of Gianturco station of Linea 2, useful for Naples "Centro Direzionale" (Office District) (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino).

July 31, 2006: Il Mattino widely reports on Linea 6. In October the section Mostra - Mergellina will start service (see news - in Italian - from Il Mattino), the four stations contain works of art (see news and news # 2 - in Italian - from Il Mattino), a possible westbound extension has been hypothesized until Bagnoli and Cipe has decided to appropriate a funding of 500 million euros for the section Mergellina - Municipio (see news # 3 - in Italian - from Il Mattino).


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