Basilica San Paolo (Rome Metro)
Rome metro station
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Basilica San Paolo is a station on the Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened in 1955 and is located at the intersection between Viale Giustiniano Imperatore and Via Gaspare Gozzi, behind the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (after which it is named) in the Ostiense quarter. It is also one of three Metro stations also served by the Rome-Lido railway line.
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| Coordinates | 41°51′22″N 12°28′41.5″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | ATAC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Before reaching the station the line, in the Porta San Paolo direction, runs through a 230m gorge excavated in the 1920s from the "Roccia di San Paolo" to avoid interfering with the landscape, rather than the original plan which ran the line around the "roccia" but ran it right alongside the basilica.
The Station was shut down for three days in early 2026 for maintenance.[1]
Surroundings
The station is within 5 minutes' walking distance from many cafes, restaurants, and shops.[2]
Several notable sites near the station include:
- Basilica of Saint Paul Without the Walls
- Parco Ildefonso Schuster
- Garbatella
- Tiber River
- University of Rome III
- Ponte Marconi
Gallery
One of the entrances
Basilica San Paolo
