Infrastructure

Naples, starting whistle for Metro Line 10

Contract signed for the construction of the first lot: works awarded to the consortium led by Webuild

by Vera Viola

30 March 2026

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Key points

Link to Afragola
Multi-step completion
Crossing with other lines

4' min read

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Green light for a new line of the Naples Metro. The contract was signed for the start of design and subsequent construction of a first section of Lot 1 of the new Line 10 of the Naples Metro, worth approximately EUR 660 million for the construction of the first 6.5 kilometres of the so-called Phase 1A of Lot 1, but also includes the exclusive right for further works, bringing the total value of Lot 1 to over EUR 1.7 billion (the subsequent phases are awaiting financing). The works were awarded last December to the consortium led by Webuild, and also comprising Eteria Consorzio Stabile, Costruire, ICM and M.N. Metropolitana di Napoli.

"With today's signing, Webuild renews its profound bond with Naples, a city that is demonstrating how large infrastructures can be transformed into engines of urban regeneration and beauty, creating employment for the territory," says Webuild CEO Pietro Salini. "The new Line 10, in addition to being a work of engineering that shortens the distances between the city centre, the hinterland and the high-speed rail network, represents a fundamental piece of the sustainable modernisation of a city that, on the strength of its historical primacy, wants to return to lead innovation in urban transport.

Link to Afragola

The new underground line will connect the Naples-Afragola high-speed train station with the city centre in about 20 minutes and will be one of those pieces that will make the railway hub of Afragola, designed by archistar Zaha Hadid, more usable. Line 10 will run for 14 km with 12 new stations. When fully operational, it will serve more than 650,000 residents of a high-density urban area, offering a sustainable alternative to vehicular traffic. The project will have a positive impact already during construction: the creation of approximately 700 direct and indirect jobs is estimated for the construction of the first section of Lot 1 alone, rising to 1,500 upon completion.

Present at the signing ceremony were the President of the Campania Region, Roberto Fico, the Mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, the President of EAV, Umberto De Gregorio, and the CEO of Webuild, Pietro Salini. 'This is a link that is decisive,' explained the mayor, 'with the opening of the Naples-Bari line, Afragola will be the passage point for all high-speed trains. It is a very complex work. The goal is to get to Afragola in five years. Once the entire line is completed, it will also benefit neighbourhoods in Naples that are not served by the metro today'.

A multi-stage completion

The works for the construction of Line 10 will be carried out in phases. The newly signed contract provides for the construction of Phase 1A of Lot 1 and also includes the exclusive right for the consortium to carry out further works, pending financing, for the future completion of the line towards the centre of Naples and the Naples-Afragola AV station, bringing the total value of the project to over 1.7 billion.

Phase 1A of Lot 1 will involve the municipality of Naples and those of the hinterland (Afragola, Casoria and Casavatore) and envisages the construction of the first 6.5 km and 7 stations: 3 to be fully built (Di Vittorio, Casoria Centro, Afragola Centro) and 4 to be partially started in this first phase (Casavatore San Pietro, Casoria Casavatore, Casoria Afragola, Afragola Garibaldi). The completion of Lot 1 envisages the subsequent construction of a further 7.3 km of line to connect the city centre and the Naples-Afragola HS station, with 5 new stations and the completion of the 4 already started in Phase 1A, as well as further strategic works for the area, including the new interchange car park with approximately 1,000 parking spaces serving the Naples-Afragola HS station.

The intersection with other lines

"This line goes in the direction of strengthening the public transport system because mobility is a right of all citizens. By linking the centre of Naples with the northern area, it will be strategic in reducing the impact of cars on the city," says Regional President Fico. "Today the contract is signed for the lot that goes from Piazza Di Vittorio to the centre of Afragola. We need to make a further effort, but we are already in the right direction, to ask the Ministry to go ahead with the expansion up to Piazza Carlo III and as far as Afragola station, as envisaged in the overall project'.

Line 10 will ensure an efficient interchange with the existing metro network: the main junction in the first phase of works will be the Di Vittorio station, where the new line will connect to Lines 1 and 11, facilitating access to the city centre and Capodichino airport. When fully operational, the route will allow further connections in the Piazza Garibaldi junction in Naples with Lines 1 and 2, the Circumvesuviana and the national and local railway network, as well as a direct link with the Naples-Afragola HS station. There will also be an interconnection with the regional lines at Casoria-Afragola via the existing railway station. The project will contribute to the redevelopment of the public spaces crossed and the creation of new green areas, restoring centrality to areas hitherto not served by the metro network. These include neighbourhoods with a strong tourist and cultural value, such as Piazza Carlo III in Naples, which is at the centre of a major renovation of the Real Albergo dei Poveri.