ROAD AND RAIL LINKS
LAND-BASED ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
The road and rail infrastructure linking the Bridge to the surrounding areas include 40 km of road and rail links (approximately 80% of which running through tunnels) connecting, on the Calabrian side, with the Autostrada del Mediterraneo and Villa San Giovanni train station and, on the Sicilian side, with the Messina-Catania and Messina-Palermo motorways and the new Messina train station.
- 20.3 km of road links
- 20.2 km of rail links
LINKS
CALABRIAN SIDE
13 KM OF ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
- Link to the new route of the Autostrada del Mediterraneo
- Link to the planned Naples-Reggio Calabria railway line
| Roads | Rail |
|---|---|
| Total length: 9.9 km | Total length: 2.7 km |
| In tunnel: 41% | In tunnel: 84% |
| Above ground: 53% | Above ground: 14% |
| Over viaduct: 6% | Over viaduct: 2% |
LINKS
SICILIAN SIDE
28 KM OF ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
- Link to the Messina-Catania and Messina-Palermo motorways
- Link to the new Messina train station
| Roads | Rail |
|---|---|
| Total length: 10.4 km | Total length: 17.5 km |
| In tunnel: 71% | In tunnel 93% |
| Above ground: 23% | Above ground: 5% |
| Over viaduct: 6% | Over viaduct: 2% |
A LOCAL PROJECT FOR THE LOCAL AREA: A METRO TRANSPORT SYSTEM SERVING THE AREA AROUND THE STRAIT
The Bridge and its links will serve the local area and its people. Three underground railroad stops are to be built on the Sicilian side (Papardo, Annunziata, Europa). These, together with the stations at Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria and Messina, will form an inter-regional metro system serving the over 400,000 inhabitants who live in the area around the Strait.
