Melito di Porto Salvo railway station

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Melito di Porto Salvo
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General information
LocationPiazza Stazione, Melito di Porto Salvo
Italy
Coordinates 37°55′00.9″N15°46′53.06″E / 37.916917°N 15.7814056°E / 37.916917; 15.7814056
Owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s) Jonica
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Train operators Trenitalia
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened10 January 1868;155 years ago (1868-01-10)
Electrified18 April 2007;16 years ago (2007-04-18)
Location
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Location in Calabria
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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.

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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]

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References

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

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