New electricity substation improves power supply to Italy’s Tyrrhenian railway line

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The three projects are part of a macro-project, which consists in upgrading the Tyrrhenian railway line Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria. All the projects aim to increase the reliability of the infrastructure, both as works of art and as technological systems. The interventions envisage the adaptation of the line to the most recent operating standards, also to obtain an increase in the services offered.Communication and Information Unit. Minister of Infrastructure and TransportUpgrades will be made at the Vibo Valentia-Pizzo, Sambiase and Reggio di Calabria Gallico stations. They will include a new electricity substation at Vibo Valentia-Pizzo and capacity for more kilovolts (kV) at Sambiase.The work is part of a bigger infrastructure project to the Battipaglia and Reggio Calabria main line on the Tyrrhenian network. The aim is to improve both the reliability of the infrastructure and streamline the technology used to run the network. This will bring the railway in line with modern operating standards and increase its performance.Extra powerThe new substation at Vibo Valentia-Pizzo will be built with primary lines of 66 kV, while the substation at Sambiase will be reclassified by 150 kV. The substation of the Reggio di Calabria Gallico station will have a 150 kV capacity. This will adapt the power supper to the needs of the railway line, ensuring that greater electricity absorption takes place.The Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria line forms part of the Scandinavian and Mediterranean rail corridor, a major part of the transport route across Europe. There has been considerable disparity in the quality and availability of infrastructure on this railway network, creating bottlenecks between parts of the line in more developed regions and those in less developed ones. The increase in power supply is intended to eliminate these problems.Improving railway trafficThis section of the 393 km Tyrrhenian railway line is the main north-south connection in the country. It connects Sicily and Calabria to the rest of the Italian peninsula. The improvements to this part of the network will give the southern Italian regions it connects with numerous advantages: rail traffic will be improved and transport times reduced.A total of 1 634 people were employed during the construction phase.Total investment and EU fundingTotal investment for the project “Upgrading of the Tyrrhenian railway line Battipaglia-Reggio Calabria: construction of the new SSE at Vibo Pizzo and upgrading of the SSE Sambiase and Gallico” is EUR 4 595 321, with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 3 446 491 through the “Infrastructures and Networks 2014-2020” Operational Programme for the 2014-2018 programming period. The investment falls under the priority “Transport and energy networks”.