Melito di Porto Salvo railway station

Melito di Porto Salvo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Melito di Porto Salvo) is the main railway station of the Italian city of Melito di Porto Salvo, Calabria and it is part of the Jonica railway.

Melito di Porto Salvo
General information
Location	Piazza Stazione, Melito di Porto Salvo Italy
Coordinates	37°55′00.9″N 15°46′53.06″E
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)	Jonica
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	Trenitalia
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	10 January 1868; 157 years ago (1868-01-10)
Electrified	18 April 2007; 18 years ago (2007-04-18)
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History

The station was built by Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule as part of the extension of the Jonica railway from Lazzaro to Bianco, opened on 1 October 1868.^[1] In 1999, the station was equipped with a new station building^[2] and in April 2007 the station and the railway line south of it were electrified.^[3]

Layout

The station has three tracks, one side platform and one island platform. Before 2007, the station had also another track and another side platform, later destroyed by a storm and not rebuilt.^[4] The station building features the waiting room, a cafe, the ticket machine area and the toilet.

Services

The station is served by regional, suburban and InterCity trains operated by Trenitalia.^[5]