Rome, 4th February, 2020

Closed for nearly a year, Barberini Metro station has finally reopened – but only partially.

According to Il Post, the station is now accessible to commuters who wish to exit at Barberini, but not to those who wish to enter.

The station on Linea A was closed in March 2019 when an escalator in the station failed catastrophically; fortunately there were no injuries.

The incident echoes a similar near-tragedy in October 2018 at adjacent Repubblica station in which an escalator collapsed, seriously injuring several people, many of whom were soccer fans in the city for a Russia-Italy match.

While Repubblica Station was re-opened after a few months, Barberini remained closed until today due to funding and management issues with the companies that maintain the system.