Paola railway station
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Paola
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| Location | Viale Stazione 87027 Paola CS Paola, Cosenza, Calabria Italy |
| Coordinates | 39°21′34″N 16°01′59″E / 39.35944°N 16.03306°ECoordinates: 39°21′34″N 16°01′59″E / 39.35944°N 16.03306°E |
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
| Line(s) |
Battipaglia–Reggio Calabria Paola–Cosenza |
| Distance | 197.001 km (122.411 mi) from Battipaglia |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Train operators | Trenitalia |
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| Classification | Gold |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 July 1895 |
| Location | |
 Paola
Location within Calabria
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Paola railway station (Italian: Stazione di Paola) serves the town and comune of Paola, in the Calabria region, southern Italy. Opened in 1895, it forms part of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway, and is also a terminus of a secondary line, the Paola–Cosenza railway.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). 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.
Paola railway station is situated in Viale Stazione, at the western edge of the city centre, near the waterfront.
The station was opened on 15 November 1894, together with the rest of the final section of the Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway was completed, between Praja-Ajeta-Tortora and Gizzeria Lido (then known as Sant'Eufemia Marina), via Scalea, Cetraro, Paola and Amantea. Management of the station and the line was initially entrusted to the Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (English: Company for the Railways of the Mediterranean).
Between 1907 and 1911, construction began on the Paola–Cosenza railway, which was intended to provide the coveted rail link between Cosenza and the Southern Tyrrhenian railway. It was opened on 2 August 1915, and significantly increased the importance of Paola station. The line to Cosenza started from track 1 at Paola, and headed initially in a southerly direction. It continued alongside the main line for about 1 km (0.62 mi), and then curved to the east to enter a section equipped with a Strub rack system.
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