Which Italian high-speed train station near Naples was designed by Zaha Hadid?

The Italian high-speed train station near Naples designed by Zaha Hadid is Napoli Afragola station.

The station stands in Afragola, within the metropolitan area of Naples, and was commissioned by Italy’s state railway infrastructure manager, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Hadid’s design places the main concourse above the tracks like a bridge, creating a sweeping, glass-lined form that has been likened to a moving train.

The project was first awarded to Zaha Hadid Architects in 2003, but funding problems and construction disputes caused substantial delays. The first stage was inaugurated on 6 June 2017, with regular passenger services beginning on 11 June. The station was intended as a major interchange for southern Italy’s high-speed network and is sometimes nicknamed the “Gateway to the South.”

Napoli Centrale is Naples’ principal central station, but it is not the Hadid-designed station described here. Milano Centrale and Roma Termini are major Italian termini in other cities and have different architectural histories.