Vibo Valentia-Pizzo railway station

Vibo Valentia-Pizzo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Vibo Valentia-Pizzo) is the main railway station of the Italian city of Vibo Valentia, Calabria. It is part of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway.

Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Regional and national station
LocationVia Stazione, Vibo Valentia
Italy
Coordinates38°42′52.88″N 16°08′23.5″E
Elevation147 MSL
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance282 km from Battipaglia
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks4
Train operatorsTrenitalia
ConnectionsBuses, taxi
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
Opened1972 (1972)
Services
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
toward Roma Termini
Frecciabianca
InterCity
toward Roma Termini
InterCity
Intercity Notte
toward Siracusa
Terminus
Treno regionale
toward Paola
Treno regionale
toward Cosenza
Treno regionale
Location
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Location in Calabria
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Location in Italy

History

The station was built during the late 1960s as part of the variant direttissima between Rosarno railway station and Lamezia Terme Centrale railway station. It was opened in 1972.[1] Previously the city was served by the Vibo Marina railway station, located in the frazione of the same name.

Layout

The station has four tracks, two side platforms and one island platform, which are connected each other with an underpass. The station building features the waiting room, the ticket office, the ticket machine area and the toilet.

Services

The station is served by regional trains operated by Trenitalia and also by:[2]

  • Frecciabianca service: Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
  • InterCity service: Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
  • InterCity service: Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Reggio di Calabria
  • Intercity Notte service: Milan - Genoa - Pisa - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Siracusa

References
  1. Cocchi, Roberto (January 1987). "La Tirrenica meridionale". I Treni Oggi (in Italian) (67).
  2. "In Treno orario digitale regionale Calabria-Sicilia" (PDF). trenitalia.com (in Italian). 11 December 2016. pp. 11–20. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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