The station is currently being expanded to be the new northern terminus of Metro's Line C.[2] Its atrium houses mosaics from the Artemetro Roma Prize.

They are by Pietro Dorazio (Italy), Kenneth Noland (United States) and Emil Schumacher (Germany).

The station was designed within the first section between the Termini and Laurentina stations to offer a rapid connection between the city center and the newly created EUR district, designated as the site of the 1942 Universal Exhibition, canceled after the outbreak of the World War II.

The stop was inaugurated in conjunction with the first section of the future line B on 9 February 1955, being opened to the public the following day.

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