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
Location	Via Stazione, Vibo Valentia Italy
Coordinates	38°42′52.88″N 16°08′23.5″E
Elevation	147 MSL
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)	Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance	282 km from Battipaglia
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Buses, taxi
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Classification	Silver
History
Opened	1972
Services Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station Lamezia Terme Centrale toward Roma Termini Frecciabianca Rosarno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale toward Milano Centrale InterCity Rosarno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale toward Roma Termini InterCity Rosarno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale toward Milano Centrale Intercity Notte Rosarno toward Siracusa Lamezia Terme Centrale Terminus Treno regionale Mileto toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale toward Paola Treno regionale Rosarno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale toward Cosenza Treno regionale Rosarno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
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.