Catanzaro Lido railway station ( it, Stazione di Catanzaro Lido) is one of the
railway station
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s serving the city and ''
comune
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'' of
Catanzaro
Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...
, capital of the
Calabria
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region
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,
southern Italy
Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.
The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...
. Opened in 1875, it forms part of the
Jonica railway (Taranto–Reggio Calabria), and is also a terminus of a secondary line, the
Lamezia Terme–Catanzaro Lido railway.
The station is currently managed by
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is the Italian railway infrastructure manager, subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), a state-owned holding company. RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it provides signalling, maintenance and other ser ...
(RFI). However, the commercial area of the
passenger building is managed by
Centostazioni
( en, 100 Stations) is a subsidiary of Italian holding company Ferrovie dello Stato. The company was created to redevelop and manage 103 medium-sized Italian railway stations.
History
The company was founded in 2001 as ' ( en, Medium Stations ...
. The station's main line train services are operated by or on behalf of
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government, the company was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail transp ...
. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ( "Italian Railways of the State"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the abbreviation FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estat ...
(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
The nearby
Catanzaro Lido railway station (FC), operated by the
Ferrovie della Calabria (FC), is a terminus of a
metre gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
line from Cosenza, and there is convenient interchange between the two stations.
Location
Catanzaro Lido railway station is situated at Piazzale Stazione, in the
Lido district of Catanzaro.
History
The station was opened on 20 May 1875, together with the rest of the Catanzano Lido–
Monasterace
Monasterace ( scn, label=Calabrian Greek, Monaseraci; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about south of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria. The ruins of the an ...
section of the Jonica railway.
At that time, the station was known as ''Marina di Catanzaro''. On 15 November 1875, it became a through station, upon the inauguration of the final section of the Jonica railway, between
Crotone
Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...
(then known as Cotrone) and Catanzaro Lido.
The station's first operator was the ''
Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali
The Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (Italian: ''Company for the Southern Railways'', ''SFM'') was an Italian railway company established in 1862. In 1885 it took the control of the so-called "Rete Adriatica" (''Adriatic Network'', ''R ...
'' ( en, Company for the Southern Railways, SFM).
Initially, the Jonica railway was very important. Until the completion of the
Southern Tyrrhenian railway in the late nineteenth century, it was the only link from the far south of mainland Italy (and Sicily) to the centre and north of the peninsula. Prior to 1890, when the
Metaponto–Potenza–Battipaglia railway came into operation, it was the essential connection to Naples and Rome.
The line's importance waned as the
Southern Tyrrhenian railway diverted most of its traffic via Salerno and Naples. However, as a strategic link between the
Tyrrhenian and
Ionian seas, it was a target of Allied bombing during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. Track 1 at the station now has a plaque in memory of the railwaymen who fell in World War II, and also in memory of the bombing of the station itself.
After the war, the station appeared to have a brighter future, so it was rebuilt in its present form, and the entire
goods yard
A goods station (also known as a goods yard or goods depot) or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are lo ...
and
locomotive shed
The motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine shed ...
were rearranged. In 2007, substantial restyling renewed the station's appearance, and made it more secure and comfortable.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
*Intercity services Taranto - Sibari - Crotone - Catanzaro Lido - Roccella Jonica - Reggio Calabria
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Sibari - Crotone - Cantanzaro Lido
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Catanzaro Lido - Roccella Jonica - Reggio di Calabria
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Catanzaro Lido - Catanzaro - Lamezia Terme
Features
Passenger building
Prior to its major facelift in 2007, the passenger building at the station was virtually derelict. Today, it presents as a mix between its old design (facing the station yard) and a breath of modernity (facing the street). On the station yard side, the original structure has even been preserved and restored in its original colors, and the canopy facing track 1 has been repainted.
From the street side of the passenger building, a generous shelter in blue plexiglass, supported by an iron structure, protects its main entrances. Inside is a large hall, which is well lit, thanks to the numerous windows and the positioning of the benches. There are also a small kiosk, the three branches of the ticket office and the entrance to the bar.
Two exits lead from the passenger building to the tracks. Between those exits are the steps down to the spacious
pedestrian underpass
A subway, also known as an underpass, is a grade-separated pedestrian crossing which crosses underneath a road or railway in order to entirely separate pedestrians and cyclists from motor traffic or trains respectively.
Terminology
In the Un ...
, which is equipped with monitors giving train information, and a sound system. The underpass is useful, not only to rail passengers, but also to those walking between the city centre and Marina district side to the Fortuna area. Anyone wishing to make such a connection was previously bound to use an old and historic iron bridge.
All platforms at the station are equipped with shelters, and information boards giving details of arrivals and departures. There is also a vending machine on the platform between tracks 2 and 3.
Track plan
Catanzaro Lido has five tracks used for passenger services, plus a sixth, on which service vehicles or passenger cars needing maintenance are often stored.
The opening in 2008 of a diversion of the Lamezia Terme line between
Settingiano
Settingiano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Geography
The town is bordered by Caraffa di Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Marcellinara and Tiriolo
Tiriolo is a town and ''comune'' in the pr ...
and Catanzaro Lido (via the new
Catanzaro station) eliminated a significant constraint in the station's track layout. Previously, trains arriving from or departing to Lamezia could do so only from track 1 or track 2. The diversion has radically changed the entire track layout, which is still being finalised at the Crotone end of the station yard. The main path into the station from that end now corresponds to track 1, but the completion of that end will in all likelihood divert the main path to track 3, as it is perfectly aligned with the two outgoing lines at that end.
Also at the Crotone end of the station yard, there is a junction for ONMO (Officina Nazionale Mezzi d'Opera) next to the old line to Lamezia, near which can also be found RFI line maintenance equipment, operated by the Ventura di Paola enterprise.
Locomotive depot and workshops
Another facility at the Crotone end of the yard is the
locomotive depot
The motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine shed ...
, which also functions as the Locomotive Maintenance Workshop ( it, Officina Manutenzione Locomotive (OML)) of the local Regional Transport Division ( it, Divisione Trasporto Regionale (DTR Calabria)). This facility carries out regular checks on the whole fleet of
rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
allocated to Catanzaro Lido, as well as ensuring that they are sheltered when they are not in service.
The depot is divided into two immediately adjacent sheds. The north side shed is usually reserved solely for
multiple unit
A multiple-unit train or simply multiple unit (MU) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined together, which when coupled to another multiple unit can be controlled by a single driver, with multiple-unit train contr ...
trains and/or shunting locomotives (currently in service in Catanzaro Lido is one D.214). The shed closer to the active line often houses locomotives. Several different units of
D.345 class diesel locomotives and
Aln 668 1000 Series diesel
railcar
A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a drive ...
s are assigned to Catanzaro Lido. They are used continuously for
regional services on the Jonica railway.
The depot is also equipped with a turntable, wash stalls for both the interiors and exteriors of multiple unit trains, and, in the immediate vicinity of the station, wash stalls for passenger cars, with the addition of a new automated cleaning mechanism.
Not far from the depot is the ''Dopolavoro Ferroviario'', with a building used as a meeting place beside a football field. Also notable is the preserved steam engine of ''gruppo 625 monumentata''.
Passenger and train movements
The station has about 180,000 passenger movements each year.
Most
regional trains
Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are public transport, passenger rail transport, rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail ...
calling at the station from Sibari/Croton terminate there. Trains operating between
Reggio Calabria Centrale and
Lamezia Terme Centrale are now required to reverse at Catanzaro Lido. Regional trains to and from Lamezia operate approximately hourly. The station also has direct express train connections with
Roma Termini
Roma Termini (in Italian, ''Stazione Termini'') is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, ''thermae''), which ...
and
Torino Porta Nuova.
A short walk from the station is the Catanzaro Lido (FC) station, from where the
Catanzaro Città railway station can be reached, on the metre gauge Cosenza–Catanzaro Lido railway. From the latter station, there are connections to
Gimigliano
Gimigliano ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It ...
,
Decollatura
Decollatura is a ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
It was the birthplace of the Italian poet Michele Pane (1876–1953).
Twin cities
* Danbury, United States
The United States of America ( ...
and
Soveria Mannelli
Soveria Mannelli ( scn, Suverìa Mannielli) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Colosimi, Decollatura, Gimigliano, Pedivigliano.
Histor ...
.
Interchange
The station has a bus terminus for both urban and suburban buses.
Urban buses
* Line 30 Lido D circuit (Casciolino, Porto, Bivio Giovino, Via Crotone, Stazione FS, Aranceto, Bivio S.Maria, Via Conti Loritello, Rione Sala, Via Schipani, B.Gesù, Via Crispi, Via Indipendenza, Rione De Filippis, Lucrezia Della Valle, S.Maria Centro, Corvo, Stazione FS, Via Crotone, Bivio Giovino, Porto, Casciolino)
* Line 31 Lido S circuit (Porto, Bivio Giovino, Via Crotone, Stazione FS, Corvo, S.Maria, Lucrezia Della Valle, Rione De Filippis, Via Schipani, B.Gesù, Via Buccarelli, Via Indipendenza, Piazza Matteotti, Rione Sala, S.Maria, Aranceto, Stazione FS, Via Crotone, Bivio Giovino, Porto)
Interurban buses
*''Autolinee Federico''
''Comuni'' of
Monasterace
Monasterace ( scn, label=Calabrian Greek, Monaseraci; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about south of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria. The ruins of the an ...
,
Locri
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,
Guardavalle
Guardavalle ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is locate ...
,
Santa Caterina dello Ionio
Santa Caterina dello lonio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Geography
The village is bordered by Badolato and Guardavalle
Guardavalle ( Calabrian: ) is a '' comune'' and town in the ...
,
Soverato
Soverato ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Southern Italy.
Soverato is the wealthiest town per capita in Calabria, and it has recently been experiencing a spike in tourism since 2015. R ...
,
Bova Marina
Bova Marina (Calabrian Greek: , ''Jalò tu Vunà''; Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabr ...
,
Isca,
Squillace
Squillace ( grc, Σκυλλήτιον ''Skylletion''; grc-x-medieval, Σκυλάκιον ''Skylakion'') is an ancient town and ''comune'', in the Province of Catanzaro, part of Calabria, southern Italy, facing the Gulf of Squillace.
Squillace ...
,
Roccelletta di Borgia.
*''Autolinee Ferrovie della Calabria''
''Comuni'' of
Soverato
Soverato ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Southern Italy.
Soverato is the wealthiest town per capita in Calabria, and it has recently been experiencing a spike in tourism since 2015. R ...
,
Chiaravalle Centrale
Chiaravalle Centrale ( Calabrian: ) is a and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Based on the first historical legends, Chiaravalle Centrale dates back to the domination of the Normans and the subsequent oc ...
,
Curinga
Curinga ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The settlement has historically been inhabited by an Arbëreshë community, which now has assimilated.
1980 train crash
On Nov ...
,
Girifalco
Girifalco is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
History
The first settlements in the area date back to prehistoric times, as evidenced by the archaeological finds discovered in the area and ...
,
San Pietro a Maida,
Borgia
The House of Borgia ( , ; Spanish and an, Borja ; ca-valencia, Borja ) was an Italian-Aragonese Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town ...
,
Squillace
Squillace ( grc, Σκυλλήτιον ''Skylletion''; grc-x-medieval, Σκυλάκιον ''Skylakion'') is an ancient town and ''comune'', in the Province of Catanzaro, part of Calabria, southern Italy, facing the Gulf of Squillace.
Squillace ...
,
Cortale
Cortale ( Calabrian: ; ) is a and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.
Twin towns — sister cities
Cortale is twinned with:
* Erba, Lombardy, Italy
* Ponte Lambro
Ponte Lambro ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune' ...
,
Maida,
Copanello,
Stalettì
Stalettì is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Geography
The town is bordered by Montauro and Squillace. It has a very well-rounded landscape, including beautiful beaches in the Caminia, ...
,
Montauro
Montauro ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.
The municipalities of Gasperina, Montepaone, Palermiti, Squillace, Stalettì
Stalettì is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catan ...
,
Montepaone
Montepaone ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Geography
Montepaone sits on the Italian Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. Soverato, Gasperina, Montauro are nearby tow ...
,
Petrizzi
Petrizzi is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of ...
,
Gagliato
Gagliato ( Calabrian: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In recognition of the unique role that the town has come to play as an international magnet for global leaders in nanotechno ...
,
Petronà
Petronà ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is locat ...
,
Sersale.
*''Autolinee Romano''
''Comuni'' of
Crotone
Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...
,
Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The population of the town is around 15,000.
Overview
Despite the name ''Isola'' (island), the town is entirely on the mainland. There are several t ...
,
Botricello,
Sellia Marina
Sellia Marina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located ...
.
See also
*
Catanzaro railway station
*
History of rail transport in Italy
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
*
List of railway stations in Calabria
This is the list of the railway stations in Calabria owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato.
List
See also
*Railway stations in Italy
*Ferrovie dello Stato
*Rail transport in Italy
*High- ...
*
Rail transport in Italy
The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of of which active lines are 16,723 km. The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail netw ...
*
Railway stations in Italy
Most railway stations in Italy are maintained and operated by RFI, a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Group. A minor part of them are operated by private and regional companies, conceded by the state. See also: :it:Ferrovie in concessione
S ...
References
''This article is based upon a translation of the
Italian language version as at January 2011.''
External links
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