Melito di Porto Salvo railway station explained

Melito di Porto Salvo
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Piazza Stazione, Melito di Porto Salvo
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Calabria#Italy
Coordinates:37.9169°N 15.7814°W
Owned:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line:Jonica
Platforms:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Structure:At-grade

Melito di Porto Salvo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Melito di Porto Salvo) is the main railway station of the Italian city of Melito di Porto Salvo, Calabria and it is part of the Jonica railway.

History

The station was built by Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule as part of the extension of the Jonica railway from Lazzaro to Bianco, opened on 1 October 1868.[1] In 1999, the station was equipped with a new station building[2] and in April 2007 the station and the railway line south of it were electrified.[3]

Layout

The station has three tracks, one side platform and one island platform. Before 2007, the station had also another track and another side platform, later destroyed by a storm and not rebuilt.[4] The station building features the waiting room, a cafe, the ticket machine area and the toilet.

Services

The station is served by regional, suburban and InterCity trains operated by Trenitalia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926. trenidicarta.it. 27 December 2016. it.
  2. January 2000. Notizie flash. I Treni. 211. 6. it.
  3. Web site: Raddoppio ed elettrificazione della tratta Reggio Calabria-Melito. regione.calabria.it. 11 January 2010. 27 December 2016. it. PDF.
  4. Web site: Danni alla stazione di Melito. ferrovieincalabria.com. 29 October 2007. 27 December 2016. it.
  5. Web site: In Treno orario digitale regionale Calabria-Sicilia. 11 December 2016. trenitalia.com. 27 December 2016. it. PDF. 28–34.