Naples – Starting March 23, Line 6 of the Naples Metro will operate longer. Operating hours will be extended until 9:30 PM on weekdays.
The agreement was reached overnight between the Naples Mobility Company and the trade unions, as announced by the city's Infrastructure Councilor, Edoardo Cosenza.
"We're there," Cosenza explained. "The agreement between the National Magistrates' Association (ANM) and the unions was signed last night. Starting Monday, March 23rd, or as soon as the green light comes from Ansfisa, Line 6 will extend its service hours until 9:30 PM."
Today it closes at 15.30pm
The line currently ends service in the early afternoon, at 3:30 pm, a limitation linked to the availability of trains in circulation.
"This is the best we can do with the current trains," the councilor added, "but we're working hard to get the new trains up and running."
The extended hours therefore represent a first step towards full utilization of the infrastructure, which should see further improvements in the coming months.
New trains by the end of the year
According to the timetable indicated by the Municipality, the first new trains destined for Line 6 should enter service by the end of the year, allowing for a further increase in frequency and timetables.
Cosenza thanked both the transport company and the trade unions for the agreement: "Thanks for the enormous organizational effort by ANM and the unions that supported this new development."
The weight of ANM in regional transport
Commenting on the new system, the councilor also highlighted the city's public transport numbers.
"The Neapolitan Mobility Company," he emphasized, "with its 100 million passengers per year and approximately 40% of daily public transport in Campania, is increasingly a point of reference at the national level.
This is welcome, but it remains to be seen whether the trains will actually still arrive; today ends too early, the unions reached an agreement, but the company hasn't explained everything properly. Extended schedules are useful, but more trains and more staff are needed. I hope we'll see an improvement soon.