Rosarno railway station

Rosarno
Commuter, regional and national station
Island platform for tracks 2 and 3
Location	Via Stazione, Rosarno Italy
Coordinates	38°29′19.24″N 15°58′12.7″E / 38.4886778°N 15.970194°E / 38.4886778; 15.970194Coordinates: 38°29′19.24″N 15°58′12.7″E / 38.4886778°N 15.970194°E / 38.4886778; 15.970194
Elevation	18 MSL
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)	Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance	313 km from Battipaglia
Platforms	2 side platforms, 2 island platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Buses, taxi
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Classification	Silver
History
Opened	December 21, 1891; 130 years ago (1891-12-21)
Rebuilt	c. 1970s; 50 years ago (1970s)
Electrified	1939; 82 years ago (1939)
Services Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Roma Termini Frecciabianca toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Milano Centrale InterCity toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Roma Termini InterCity toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale toward Torino Porta Nuova Intercity Notte toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Milano Centrale Intercity Notte toward Siracusa toward Lamezia Terme Centrale Treno regionale Terminus Mileto toward Lamezia Terme Centrale Treno regionale toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Terminus Treno regionale toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Paola Treno regionale toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward  Treno regionale toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
Location
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Rosarno railway station (Italian: Stazione di Rosarno) is a railway station of the Italian city of Rosarno, Calabria, part of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway.

History[]

The station was built by Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo as part of the extension of the today known Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway from Gioia Tauro to Nicotera, opened on December 21, 1891.^[1]

The original, small, station was after entirely rebuilt during the 1970s in parallel with the construction of the variant direttissima between this station and the Lamezia Terme Centrale station.^[2]

Layout[]

The station has six tracks, two side platforms and two island platforms, which are connected each other with an underpass. The island platform for tracks 2 and 3, because have an elevator, is the only accessible. The station building features the waiting room, a cafe, the ticket machine area and the toilet.

Services[]

The station is served by regional and suburban trains operated by Trenitalia. Also the station is served by:^[3]

• 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: Turin - Milan - Reggio Emilia - Florence - Rome - Salerno - Reggio di Calabria
• Intercity Notte service: Milan - Genoa - Pisa - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Siracusa

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External links[]

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