Giampilieri Station is a railway station on the Messina-Syracuse line. It serves the town of Giampilieri Marina, a hamlet in the municipality of Messina. The double track from Messina to Syracuse terminates here and then resumes from Fiumefreddo di Sicilia to Catania.
Recent History On December 14, 2008, the new stops at Fiumara Gazzi, Mili Marina, Ponte Santo Stefano, Ponte Schiavo, and San Paolo were opened.Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 311 (gennaio 2009), pp. 8-10 These stops were served by trains from the Giampilieri-Messina Metroferrovia starting on June 15 of the following year.Treni metropolitani, in "I Treni" n. 317 (July 2009), p. 4
In October 2009, the station was hit by a landslide flood that interrupted the Messina-Syracuse line for several days.
For the Messina-Catania line – an electrified double track connection between Fiumefreddo-Giampilieri section work began in 2022 and completion is scheduled for December 2029. The station is connected to the city centre by two ATM bus lines: line no. 1 Shuttle (Lighthouse Tower - Central Station - Giampilieri Superiore) and line no. 2 shuttle (Briga - Giampilieri Superiore - Altolia).Linee ed orari bus, atmmessinaspa.it, Messina, 2026
See also Messina Centrale railway station
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