Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station (Italian: Stazione di Reggio Calabria Centrale, Reggio Calabria Centrale or Reggio di Calabria Centrale) (IATA: RCC) is the main railway station of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria. It is the most important station of its region and is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.

Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station
Exterior of the station building and Giuseppe Garibaldi monument and square
General information
Location	Piazza Garibaldi 89100 Reggio Calabria RC Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Calabria
Coordinates	38°6′13.34″N 15°38′9.72″E
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni
Line(s)	Battipaglia–Reggio Calabria Taranto–Reggio Calabria
Distance	374.190 km (232.511 mi) from Battipaglia 472.270 km (293.455 mi) from Taranto
Platforms	6 (10 tracks)
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	ATAM buses Bluvia
Construction
Architect	Angiolo Mazzoni
Other information
IATA code	RCC
Classification	Gold
History
Opened	1866; 156 years ago (1866)
Location
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History

The station was opened on 3 June 1866, as southern terminal of the first track of the Ionian Railway to Catanzaro, Crotone, Sybaris and Taranto. In 1881 it was linked to the port with a link from Reggio Lido[1] to Reggio Marittima, the port station. The northern track to Villa San Giovanni, linking the station to the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway, was completed in 1884.

On 15 July 1970 the station was occupied by demonstrators in the first days of Reggio revolt.[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

• High speed services (Frecciargento) Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
• Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
• Intercity services Taranto - Sibari - Crotone - Catanzaro Lido - Roccella Jonica - Reggio Calabria
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Cantanzaro Lido - Roccella Jonica - Melito di Porto Salvo - Reggio Calabria
• Metropolitan services (Treno regionale) Rosarno - Villa San Giovanni - Reggio Calabria - Melito di Porto Salvo

Structure and transport

The new station building, projected following the modern criteria of the futurist architect Angiolo Mazzoni, was inaugurated on 18 April 1938. It counts a single floor and is located in front of the sea coast.

The station, electrified, is served by several regional trains and by a suburban rail connecting all the 10 stations of the city, from Villa San Giovanni to Melito di Porto Salvo. For long-distance transport it counts some InterCity, Express and EuroStar trains to Rome, Turin, Milan, Venice, Bari and Bolzano, linking it also with Genoa, Naples, Bologna, Florence, Pisa, Verona and other cities. Periodically it counts on direct connections to Udine and Trieste. Reggio Centrale has not international relations and direct trains to Sicily (connected with the near station of Villa San Giovanni); and all the high-speed trains (EuroStar) provide to link it with Rome[3] on the line via Lamezia, Salerno and Naples.

Photogallery

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  View of the platforms
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  Map of the suburban railway service
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  View of tracks 1 and 2

See also

• Reggio Calabria Lido railway station
• Reggio Calabria Suburban Railway
• List of railway stations in Calabria
• Rail transport in Italy
• History of rail transport in Italy

Notes and references

External links

Media related to Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station at Wikimedia Commons