Villa San Giovanni railway station
Villa San Giovanni | |||||||||||
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| Location | Piazza Stazione 89018 Villa San Giovanni RC Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria, Calabria Italy | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°13′00″N 15°38′04″E / 38.21667°N 15.63444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria | ||||||||||
| Distance | 360.102 km (223.757 mi) from Battipaglia | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Roberto Narducci | ||||||||||
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| Classification | Gold | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 May 1884 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1937 | ||||||||||
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Villa San Giovanni railway station (Italian: Stazione di Villa San Giovanni) is the main railway station serving the town and comune of Villa San Giovanni, in the region of Calabria, southern Italy. It opened in 1884, and it forms part of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. The station's main line train services are operated by or on behalf of Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
As the main point of arrival and departure of rail passengers between the mainland and Sicily, the station is a rail facility of national importance. In terms of passenger movements, it is the second busiest station in the Reggio Calabria urban area, and one of the busiest in the region. Additionally, it is a transit point for all of the goods transported by rail between the mainland and Sicily.