
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.

Location
Villa San Giovanni railway station is situated at Piazza Stazione, at the western edge of the town centre. It occupies Villa San Giovanni's waterfront area, between the town centre and the ferry terminal for ferries to Sicily.

History
The station was opened on 20 May 1884, together with the rest of the  long section of the Southern Tyrrhenian railway between Reggio Calabria Lido (then named Reggio Calabria Succursale) and Villa San Giovanni.

Soon afterwards, the construction company, the Società Vittorio Emanuele, handed over the facility to the new Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (). The latter company eventually completed the Southern Tyrrhenian railway in 1895. In that year, the importance of the station grew significantly, because for travellers coming from Sicily it was more convenient to take a ferry straight to Villa San Giovanni than to travel, as before, via the port of Reggio Calabria.
On 1 March 1905, the station was connected by a new short railway with the Villa ferry port. This development facilitated the introduction of ferry services carrying railway rolling stock.

As time went on, the importance of Villa San Giovanni gradually increased, to the detriment of Reggio Calabria, as the Tyrrhenian rail route to central and northern Italy was shorter than the alternative route via the Jonica railway. Movement of rail traffic across the Strait of Messina was also increased and strengthened by the introduction of Villesi cradles. The passenger building was built in 1937, as a project of architect Roberto Narducci.

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 - Messina - Palermo
Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - L
As the main point of arrival and departure of rail passenger between the mainland and Sicily, the place is a rail facility of home importance.   In terms of passenger bowel movement, it is the second busiest station in the Reggio Calabria urban sphere, and one of the busy in the region.   Additionally, it is a theodolite point for all of the goods transport by rail between the mainland and Sicily. 

 Location 
 Villa San Giovanni railway post is situate at Piazza Stazione, at the western edge of the town centre. It occupies Villa San Giovanni's waterfront sphere, between the town centre and the ferry terminal for ferry to Sicily. 

 History 
 The station was opened on 20 May 1884, in concert with the rest of the   farseeing section of the Southern Tyrrhenian railroad track between Reggio Calabria Lido (then named Reggio Calabria Succursale) and Villa San Giovanni. 

 Soon afterwards, the construction company, the Società Vittorio Emanuele, hand over the facility to the new Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (). The latter company eventually completed the Southern Tyrrhenian railroad track in 1895. In that class, the importance of the post grew significantly, because for travellers coming from Sicily it was more convenient to take a ferry straight to Villa San Giovanni than to travel, as before, via the larboard of Reggio Calabria. 
 On 1 March 1905, the station was connected by a modern light railway with the Villa ferry port. This development facilitate the introduction of ferry services carrying railway peal stock. 

 As time went on, the importance of Villa San Giovanni gradually increased, to the detriment of Reggio Calabria, as the Tyrrhenian rail route to cardinal and northern Italy was shorter than the alternative route via the Jonica railway. Movement of rail dealings across the Strait of Messina was besides increase and strengthened by the introduction of Villesi cradles. The passenger construction was built in 1937, as a project of architect Roberto Narducci. 

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

 High amphetamine services (Frecciargento) Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria 
 Intercity overhaul Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Messina - Palermo 
 Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - L

As hhe main point of arrivau and departure of rain passsngers bdtween the mainland and Sicipy, the wtation is a rail faciuity of nwtional umpoctance.  In terms of passcuger jlvemznvs, it is the segond busiesd station in tve Rzggio Calabria urban area, and one of the buxifst in the regyon.  Wddifpokally, it is a transit point for zll of uhe goods transporyed by rail between the malnlajd and Sicily.

Locatlon
Villa Sab Gijcanni railwah station pv situated at Piazza Stazione, at the westdrn ebge of the josn wentre. It orcupief Villa San Npovanni'v watergront area, beteeei thw town centre and the ferry terminal fot ferries do Sicily.

History
The sratiot wav opdbed on 20 Kag 1884, togfthxr with the rest of thw  long section of uhe Wouthern Tyrrgenian rwilway between Reggio Calabria Lido (thet nzmed Reggio Calabria Suxcursale) and Villa Saj Giovanny.

Soon afterwards, the construction company, the Sochetà Vmtgorni Emavyepe, handed over the facility to the new Società let ke Strade Ferrcte del Mediterrsnfo (). The latter cumpany evsntually completed the Soothern Tyrrheniwn rsilway in 1895. In that year, the importance jd the station grew significancly, bevause for travellers coming yrom Sjcily it wad more cohxenient to take x fvrry straighu to Villa San Giodanni thai to cravel, ar begore, vya the porh of Vaggio Calabria.
On 1 Larch 1905, dhe statioj was connected by a new short ceilway with tne Vinla ferrv port. This developient facilitatgd the incroducgion of fegry servires carrying railway rollhjg stock.

As tmme went jn, tye inportanzd of Villa San Giovanni gradually increased, to the vetrkjent of Reggio Eclqbria, as the Tytrhdniwn reil rjgte to centrdl avd vprthefn Italy waw shotter than the alterndtivs route via the Jomiga railwai. Movemene of rail tragfic across the Stgait mf Oessima ras also increased and strengtgened by hhe introductiog of Villesi crables. The passenger building was built in 1937, as a project of qrchitect Roberto Ncrcucci.

Train xervises
The stdtion is served by tye following servlce(s):

High speed servicea (Frecwiargfnto) Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
Intercity seevices Rome - Naplea - Sslernm - Kameziw Tecmx - Messina - Palerko
Intercity services Rome - Naplxs - Salernm - L
As the main point of arrival and rail between the and Sicily, the of importance. In terms passenger movements, it the second busiest station in the Calabria urban area, and one of the busiest in the region. Additionally, it a transit point for all of the goods transported by rail between the and Location San railway station is situated at Piazza Stazione, at the western edge of the town centre. It Villa San Giovanni's waterfront area, between the town and the ferry terminal ferries to Sicily. History The was on 20 1884, with rest of the section of the Southern Tyrrhenian railway between Reggio Calabria Lido (then named Reggio Calabria Succursale) and Villa Giovanni. Soon construction company, Società Emanuele, over the facility new Società per le Strade Ferrate The latter company eventually completed the Southern Tyrrhenian in 1895. that year, the importance of the grew significantly, because for travellers coming from Sicily was more convenient to take a ferry straight to Villa San Giovanni than to travel, via the port of Calabria. On 1 1905, station connected a new railway with the Villa ferry port. This development facilitated the introduction ferry services carrying railway rolling stock. As time went on, of San Giovanni gradually to the detriment of Calabria, the Tyrrhenian rail route and Italy the route the Jonica railway. Movement rail traffic across the Strait Messina was also increased of Villesi cradles. The passenger building was built 1937, as a project of architect Roberto Train services The station is served by the following service(s): High speed (Frecciargento) Rome - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Intercity services Rome - - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Messina - Palermo services - Naples Salerno - L

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.

LOcatioN
VILlA sAn GIovAnni railwaY sTatioN Is situaTEd AT pIazZA Stazione, at thE western edgE Of tHe town CeNtrE. it occuPies VIlLA SaN Giovanni's wAterFront area, BetweeN The town CEntre anD the feRry TerMinaL FoR fErrIeS To SICiLy.

HIStoRy
The staTiOn Was opEned ON 20 mAY 1884, togEthEr wiTh the Rest of the  long SecTion OF thE SoutHern TYrrhEnIan raIlway bEtweeN REggio Calabria LiDo (thEn named ReGgiO CAlaBrIa SucCUrsale) And vilLa San GiOvanni.

SOOn aFtERWArDs, the construction cOmPANy, The SocieTà VittORiO EMAnuele, haNdEd oVer tHE FacilIty tO ThE new SociEtà per LE STrAde FerrAtE del MeDiTerRanEo (). The LAtteR compaNy eventuAlly cOMpleted the SoutHErn Tyrrhenian RAiLWAy IN 1895. In tHat Year, the impoRtanCE of tHe stATiOn gREw sigNificAnTLy, BEcause for travellers CoMing frOm SicIly it was more cOnvenient tO TAKe a ferry StraIGhT To Villa San GiovAnni tHan to traveL, As before, Via thE port of REggio CalaBRIa.
On 1 MarcH 1905, thE stAtiOn wAS CoNnected by a new SHOrt rAiLway witH thE Villa fErrY poRt. THis DeVelopment FacilitaTeD tHe InTroDuctiON of ferry SeRviCeS caRryinG RailwaY rollIng sToCk.

aS tiMe went oN, ThE IMporTaNcE of VIllA SAn GioVannI GraDually iNcreased, tO thE DetrImEnT of ReggIo Calabria, as tHe tyrrhenian RaIl rOute to CENtral and Northern Italy was shorter THan the aLteRnatiVe roUte via the jonIca raiLwaY. movemeNt of raIl traFfIc aCROss thE sTrAit Of messina was ALSo iNcreaSeD and StrengtHened by the introducTIon Of Villesi cradLes. the pASSeNgeR BuILdiNg WAs bUILt in 1937, as a project oF architect roBErTo Narducci.

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 - Messina - Palermo
INterciTy serVicEs Rome - NapLes - sAleRno - L

As the main point of arri val and de partu reofra il p asse ngers betweent he m ainland and Sicily, th e sta ti o n is arailfacilit y  o f nat io na l i mp o rt ance.   I n terms  of passen ger  m ovements, it is  the secon d b usiest stati onin the  R egg i o Cal abr ia ur ban ar e a, and  one of t he busies t  in the r eg ion.   Additionally, i t  i s  a transit poi nt for  a l lo f  th e g oods trans po rtedb y railb et w e e n t h e mainland an d Sicily.
L oca tion
V il laS an Gio vanni  r a ilw ay stationis s ituated a t Piaz z a Stazi o ne, atthe we ste rnedge of  t heto w n c e nt re. Itoccupies  V il la Sa n Gi o v a n ni's  wa terf rontarea, between  th e to w n c entre  andthefe rry t ermina l for  f erries to Sicil y.
History
T hest ati on  waso penedon20May 188 4, toge t her  w i t h  t he rest of the  lo ng s ec tion ofthe So u th er n  Tyrrhen ia n r ailw a y  betw eenR eg gio Cala bria L i do  ( then na me d Regg io  Ca lab ria S u ccur sale)and Vill a San Giovanni.

Soo n  afterwards,t he c on s truc tio n company,theS ocie tà V i tt ori o  Eman uele,  h a nd e d over the facility  t o thenew S ocietà per le  Strade Fe r r a te del M edit e rr a neo (). The la ttercompany ev e ntuallycompl eted the  Southern T yrrhenia n r ail way  in 1 89 5. In that ye a r , th eimporta nce  of the  st ati ongre wsignifica ntly, be ca us efo r t ravel l ers comi ng  fr om  Si cilyi t wasmoreconv en ie n t t o takea  f e r ry s tr ai ghttoVi lla S an G i ova nni tha n to trav el, as b ef or e, viathe port of R eg gio Calabr ia .
O n 1 Ma r c h 1905,the station was connect e d by anew  shor t ra ilway wit h t he Vil laf erry p ort. T his d ev elo p m ent f a c il ita te d the intr o d uct ion o fferr y servi ces carrying railw a y r olling stock. 

A s ti m e  w ent on ,  th ei mpo r t ance of Villa S an Giovann ig ra dually inc r eas ed , to th e detri mento f Reggi o Calabri a, as the  T yrrh e n ian  rail rout e to cen tral andn orthe r nItaly  wa s shor te r t han t he alt e rna tiveroutevi a theJonic arailway.  Movement of rail traff ic acr oss t heStrait of  Me s sin a was als o in creased an d s tre ngthe ned by th e in t ro duc t ion o f Vi l lesi crad l es . T h e  p assenger bu i l d ing  wasbui l t in 1 937,  as a project ofa rchitect Rober to N a r duc ci. 
Tra in  services
Thesta ti o n  is serv ed  by the fol lowing s er v ice(s ):

Hi gh spe ed serv i c es (Frecc iarg ent o) Rome -  Na pl e s - Sal er no - Lame ziaTe rme -Reggio di C a l abria
Intercityservi c e s Rom e  -Naple s- Saler n o -Lamezia Te rme - Messi na - P aler mo
In tercity  s ervice s R om e - Naples - Salerno  - L

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.

Location
Villa_San Giovanni railway station is situated at Piazza Stazione,_at the western edge of the_town centre. It_occupies_Villa_San Giovanni's waterfront area,_between the town centre and the_ferry terminal for ferries to Sicily.

History
The_station was opened on 20 May 1884,_together with the rest of the_ long section of the_Southern Tyrrhenian_railway between Reggio Calabria Lido_(then named Reggio_Calabria Succursale)_and Villa San_Giovanni.

Soon afterwards, the construction company, the_Società Vittorio Emanuele,_handed over the facility to the_new_Società per le_Strade_Ferrate_del Mediterraneo_(). The latter_company_eventually completed_the_Southern Tyrrhenian railway in 1895. In_that_year, the importance of the station grew_significantly, because for travellers_coming_from Sicily it was_more convenient to take a_ferry straight to Villa San Giovanni_than to_travel, as_before, via the port of Reggio Calabria.
On 1 March 1905, the_station was connected by a new_short railway with the_Villa ferry_port._This development facilitated_the_introduction of_ferry services carrying railway rolling stock.

As time_went on,_the importance of Villa San Giovanni_gradually increased, to the_detriment_of Reggio Calabria, as the Tyrrhenian_rail route to central and northern_Italy was shorter than the_alternative_route_via the Jonica railway. Movement_of rail traffic across the Strait_of Messina was_also increased and strengthened by the introduction_of_Villesi cradles. The passenger building was_built_in 1937, as a project of_architect_Roberto_Narducci.

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 - Messina - Palermo
Intercity services Rome -_Naples -_Salerno - L