Rosarno railway station

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.

Rosarno
Commuter, regional and national station
Island platform for tracks 2 and 3
General information
LocationVia Stazione, Rosarno
Italy
Coordinates38°29′19.24″N 15°58′12.7″E
Elevation18 MSL
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance313 km from Battipaglia
Platforms2 side platforms, 2 island platforms
Tracks6
Train operatorsTrenitalia
ConnectionsBuses, taxi
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1891 (1891-12-21)
Rebuiltc. 1970s (1970s)
Electrified1939 (1939)
Services
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
toward Roma Termini
Frecciabianca
Gioia Tauro
InterCity
Gioia Tauro
toward Roma Termini
InterCity
Gioia Tauro
Nicotera
Intercity Notte
Gioia Tauro
Intercity Notte
Gioia Tauro
toward Siracusa
Nicotera
Treno regionaleTerminus
Treno regionale
Gioia Tauro
TerminusTreno regionale
Gioia Tauro
toward Paola
Treno regionale
Gioia Tauro
toward Cosenza
Treno regionale
Gioia Tauro
Location
Rosarno is located in Calabria
Rosarno
Rosarno
Location in Calabria
Rosarno is located in Italy
Rosarno
Rosarno
Location in Italy

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 has 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
  1. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. Cocchi, Roberto (January 1987). "La Tirrenica meridionale". I Treni Oggi (in Italian) (67).
  3. "In Treno orario digitale regionale Calabria-Sicilia" (PDF). trenitalia.com (in Italian). 11 December 2016. pp. 11–20. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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