Metaponto is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
in
Metaponto
Metaponto is a small town of about 1,000 people in the province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy. Administratively it is a frazione of Bernalda.
History
The town was built by the ancient Greeks to defend Sybaris from the growth of Taranto. A 1  ...
,
Italy
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. The station is located on the
Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway and
Battipaglia–Metaponto railway. The train services are operated by
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 tra ...
.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
*Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - Taranto
*Intercity services Reggio di Calabria - Siderno - Crotone - Rossano - Taranto
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Metaponto - Taranto
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Sibari - Monte Giordano - Metaponto
References
''This article is based upon a translation of the
Italian language version as at June 2014.''
Railway stations in Basilicata
Railway stations opened in 1869
Buildings and structures in the Province of Matera
1869 establishments in Italy
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