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Lamezia Terme Centrale railway station ( it, Stazione di Lamezia Terme Centrale) is the main railway station serving the city and ''
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Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme (), commonly called Lamezia, is an Italian city and '' comune'' of 70,452 inhabitants (2013), in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region. Geography Lamezia is located on the eastern border of the coastal plain commonly c ...
, in the
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, Southern Italy. Opened in 1894, it forms part of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway, and is also a terminus of a secondary line, the Lamezia Terme–Catanzaro Lido railway. The station is currently managed by
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(RFI). Train services are operated by or on behalf of
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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of
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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.


Location

Lamezia Terme Centrale railway station is situated at via del Mare, at the northeastern edge of the city centre.


History

The station was opened on 15 November 1894, under its original name ''Sant'Eufemia Biforcazione'', together with the rest of the section of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway between Pizzo and Gizzeria Lido (the latter then known as ''Sant'Eufemia Marina''). On the same day, the first part of the line to Catanzaro Lido, extending about to Marcellinara, was also opened to traffic. Management of the station and line was initially entrusted to the '' Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo'' (English: ''Company for the Railways of the Mediterranean''). The following year, on 31 July 1895, the final section of the Southern Tyrrhenian railway was completed, between Praja-Ajeta-Tortora and Gizzeria Lido (''Sant'Eufemia Marina''), via Scalea,
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, Paola and
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. This new section of line also connected Lamezia Terme with the rest of the Tyrrhenian coast. On 31 July 1899, Catanzaro became accessible by rail from the Tyrrhenian, thus connecting ''Sant'Eufemia Biforcazione'' with the Jonica railway. Between 1928 and 1935, a program of reclamation of the plain of Sant'Eufemia was initiated. It involved the construction of several houses, and a new and larger station in the locality of ''Marina di Gizzeria'' (then still known as ''Sant'Eufemia Marina''). When the new station opened in 1935, it took the new name ''Sant'Eufemia Lamezia'' (instead of the previous ''Sant'Eufemia Biforcazione''). In the same year, the entire Southern Tyrrhenian railway was electrified, and a
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was built on the north side of the station. In the 1960s, the station was extended, following the construction of double track between Scalea and San Pietro a Maida and modernization of all facilities. Finally, in 1969, after the establishment of the new town of Lamezia Terme (which brought together the ''comuni'' of
Nicastro Nicastro (, ''new castle'') is a small town in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Since 1968 it constitutes, together with Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia, the city of Lamezia Terme. Geography It is situa ...
, Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia), the station's name was changed again, this time to its current one. The suffix ''Centrale'' was added to distinguish the station from the town's other two stations, ''Lamezia Terme Nicastro'' and ''Lamezia Terme Sambiase'', respectively.


Features

The station has seven tracks for passenger service. Each is equipped with a platform fitted with a shelter. The platforms are connected with each other by
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es. The
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extends from the station's eastern side.


Passenger and train movements

The station has always played a significant role in passenger traffic for the Catanzaro branch (Lamezia Terme-Catanzaro Lido railway). It has always been a stop for all categories of trains originating and terminating in Catanzaro. Lamezia Terme was the origin and destination of some ES Fast category trains, connecting the city with Roma Termini. These trains were operated by ''Frecciargento'' high-speed
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s, but have been withdrawn.


Interchange

The station has a bus terminus for urban buses.


See also

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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 ...
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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- ...
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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 ...
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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 ...


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External links

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