Reggio di Calabria Pentimele railway station (Italian: Stazione di Reggio di Calabria Pentimele) is a railway station of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. Part of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway, it serves the quartiere of Pentimele and the indoor sporting arena PalaCalafiore.
Reggio di Calabria Pentimele | |||||
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| Commuter and regional station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Via Vecchia Archi, Reggio Calabria Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°08′30″N 15°39′28″E / 38.14167°N 15.65778°E | ||||
| Owned by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Line(s) | Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
| Connections | ATAM buses | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 12, 2016 | ||||
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History
editThe project of the station, realized by the company Italferr, was approved in 2009 by the Province of Reggio Calabria, together with the projects of other five stations located in the Reggio Calabria metropolitan area.[1] Works began in 2015 and the station was finally opened on June 12, 2016.[2]
Layout
edit| P | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform level | Northbound | ← toward Battipaglia (Reggio di Calabria Archi) |
| Southbound | toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale (Reggio di Calabria Santa Caterina) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| G | Street Level | Underpass, stairs and ramps |
The station has two tracks and two side platforms, which are connected each other and with the street by an underpass and a series of stairs and ramps. Also, the two platforms are covered with steel shelters and 16 speakers and 2 displays provide information to passengers.[2]
Services and connections
editThe station is served by regional and suburban trains operated by Trenitalia, connecting the station with the other stations of the city and of its suburbs.[3] During weekdays the station in served by 21 trains, during weekend by 8 trains.[2] The urban buses operated by ATAM stop outside the station.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progetto definitivo - Metropolitana di superficie Melito P.S-Reggio Calabria-Rosarno" (PDF). regione.calabria.it (in Italian). 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "RFI, linea Melito di Porto Salvo-Rosarno: nuova fermata Reggio Calabria Pentimele" (PDF). fsnews.it (in Italian). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "In Treno orario digitale regionale Calabria-Sicilia" (PDF). trenitalia.com (in Italian). 11 December 2016. pp. 11–20. Retrieved 27 December 2016.