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
General information
LocationVia Stazione, Vibo Valentia
Italy
Coordinates38°42′52.88″N 16°08′23.5″E / 38.7146889°N 16.139861°E / 38.7146889; 16.139861
Elevation147 MSL
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria
Distance282 km from Battipaglia
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks4
Train operatorsTrenitalia
ConnectionsBuses, taxi
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
Opened1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Trenitalia Following station
Lamezia Terme Centrale Frecciarossa Rosarno
Lamezia Terme Centrale
Lamezia Terme Centrale
towards Roma Termini
Frecciargento
InterCity
Lamezia Terme Centrale InterCity Notte Rosarno
towards Siracusa
Lamezia Terme Centrale
towards Cosenza
Regionale Mileto
Lamezia Terme Centrale
Terminus
Location
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo is located in Calabria
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Location in Calabria
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo is located in Italy
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Location in Italy

History edit

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 edit

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 edit

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Vibo Valentia-Pizzo:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Cocchi, Roberto (January 1987). "La Tirrenica meridionale". I Treni Oggi (in Italian) (67).
  2. ^ Trenitalia (14 April 2024). "Orario Tutt'Italia Digitale" [All-Italy Digital Timetable] (PDF) (in Italian). pp. 1242–1266. Retrieved 27 April 2024.