Messina Marittima railway station

Messina Marittima
View of Messina Harbour looking towards the station.
Location	Piazza della Repubblica 98100 Messina Messina, Messina, Sicily Italy
Coordinates	38°11′16″N 15°33′49″E / 38.18778°N 15.56361°E / 38.18778; 15.56361Coordinates: 38°11′16″N 15°33′49″E / 38.18778°N 15.56361°E / 38.18778; 15.56361
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni
Line(s)	Palermo–Messina Messina–Siracusa
Distance	223.764 km (139.041 mi) from Palermo Centrale
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Messina trams Urban buses Bluvia ferries
Construction
Architect	Angiolo Mazzoni
Other information
Classification	Gold
History
Opened	20 June 1889; 127 years ago (1889-06-20)
Rebuilt	1937–1939
Location
Messina Marittima Location within Sicily

Messina Marittima railway station (Italian: Stazione di Messina Marittima) is an interchange station for train and ferry services into and out of the city and comune of Messina, on the island of Sicily, Italy. Opened in 1889 and rebuilt between 1937 and 1939, it forms part of the Palermo–Messina and Messina–Siracusa railways.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia, and the connecting ferry services are operated by Bluvia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Messina Marittima railway station is adjacent to Messina Centrale railway station, which is in Piazza della Repubblica, southeast of the city centre.

Although Messina Centrale was inaugurated on 12 December 1866, it was not connected with the Port of Messina until 20 June 1889, when a 574 m (1,883 ft) long extension of the line from Palermo Centrale was opened to a new station, which was named Messina Marittima.

The delay in making this connection was due to financial difficulties affecting the Società Vittorio Emanuele, which was taken over by the Società per le strade ferrate della Sicilia (better known as la Sicula) in 1885.

Both stations were severely damaged in the Messina earthquake of 1908 and later reconstructed.

A new station, incorporating both Messina Centrale and Messina Marittima, was built between 1937 and 1939 to replace the two old stations. Designed by the architect Angiolo Mazzoni, the two part passenger building is an example of rationalist architecture, with large spaces and imposing linear elements.