Vibo Valentia-Pizzo railway station

Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Regional and national station
General information
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; 53 years ago (1972)
Services Preceding station Trenitalia Following station Lamezia Terme Centrale towards Torino Porta Nuova Frecciarossa Rosarno towards Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale towards Venezia Santa Lucia Lamezia Terme Centrale towards Roma Termini Frecciargento InterCity Lamezia Terme Centrale towards Milano Centrale InterCity Notte Rosarno towards Siracusa Lamezia Terme Centrale towards Cosenza Regionale Mileto towards Reggio di Calabria Centrale Lamezia Terme Centrale Terminus
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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

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

• Frecciarossa: services to Torino Porta Nuova, Venezia Santa Lucia, and Reggio di Calabria Centrale.
• Frecciargento / InterCity: services between Reggio di Calabria Centrale and Roma Termini.
• Intercity Notte: service between Milano Centrale and Siracusa.
• Regionale: services to Reggio di Calabria Centrale, Lamezia Terme Centrale, and Cosenza.

References

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.