Rosarno railway station explained

Rosarno
Native Name Lang:it
Type:Commuter, regional and national station
Address:Via Stazione, Rosarno
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Calabria#Italy
Coordinates:38.4887°N 15.9702°W
Elevation:18 MSL
Owned:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line:Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance:313 km from Battipaglia
Platforms:2 side platforms, 2 island platforms
Tracks:6
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Classification:Silver
Connections:Buses, taxi
Structure:At-grade
Services Collapsible:yes

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 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 following services stop at Rosarno:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926. trenidicarta.it. 28 December 2016. it.
  2. Cocchi. Roberto. January 1987. La Tirrenica meridionale. I Treni Oggi. 67. it.
  3. Web site: Orario Tutt’Italia Digitale . All-Italy Digital Timetable . 14 April 2024 . it . Trenitalia . 1242-1266 . 27 April 2024.