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 (1891-12-21)
Rebuilt	c. 1970s (1970s)
Electrified	1939 (1939)
Services Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Roma Termini Frecciabianca Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Milano Centrale InterCity Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Roma Termini InterCity Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Nicotera toward Torino Porta Nuova Intercity Notte Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Milano Centrale Intercity Notte Gioia Tauro toward Siracusa Nicotera toward Lamezia Terme Centrale Treno regionale Terminus Mileto toward Lamezia Terme Centrale Treno regionale Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Terminus Treno regionale Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Paola Treno regionale Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Vibo Valentia-Pizzo toward Cosenza Treno regionale Gioia Tauro toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale

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

References

External links

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