Vibo Valentia-Pizzo railway station explained

Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Native Name Lang:it
Type:Regional and national station
Address:Via Stazione, Vibo Valentia
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Calabria#Italy
Coordinates:38.7147°N 16.1399°W
Elevation:147 MSL
Owned:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line:Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance:282 km from Battipaglia
Platforms:2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks:4
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Classification:Silver
Connections:Buses, taxi
Structure:At-grade
Services Collapsible:yes

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.

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 to each other with an underpass. The station building features a waiting room, a ticket office, a ticket machine area, and toilets.

Services

the following services stop at Vibo Valentia-Pizzo:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Cocchi. Roberto. January 1987. La Tirrenica meridionale. I Treni Oggi. 67. it.
  2. Web site: Orario Tutt’Italia Digitale . All-Italy Digital Timetable . 14 April 2024 . it . Trenitalia . 1242-1266 . 27 April 2024.