The urban railway service in
Genoa was opened in 1964 by the
Ferrovie dello Stato. It was the second urban railway service after the
"metropolitana FS" in
Naples. The FS used the modern EMUs
ALe 803, projected for
commuter rail services. The service suffered because of the overcrowded section between
Sampierdarena and
Brignole, so from 1987 the line was doubled building another two tracks, by reusing some old harbor branches. The new bypass was opened on 23 May 1993 and included a new underground station at
Piazza Principe. During the years some new stops have been added: in 1994
Costa di Sestri Ponente, and in 2005
San Biagio and
Via di Francia; in 2006 the old
Pra station has been substituted by a new one. == See also ==