Napoli-afragola railway station zaha hadid biography

Located at this major intersection, 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 region (which has increased by 50% in the past decade) the Napoli Afragola station is within the new north/south rail corridor in the east of the greater Napoli metropolitan area that will be wholly integrated with local and regional rail services.

Once all lines are operational, 32, passengers are expected to use the station every day (approximately 12 million passengers each year) with 4, commuters using the station each morning and evening rush-hour.

28 high-speed trains serving each direction will stop at Napoli Afragola daily,