{"id":16805,"date":"2025-03-20T09:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/?page_id=16805"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:12:47","slug":"road-and-rail-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/en\/road-and-rail-links\/","title":{"rendered":"ROAD AND RAIL LINKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16805\" class=\"elementor elementor-16805\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d45fce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d45fce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0acab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0acab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f0b1c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0b2de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de0b2de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac54d3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac54d3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b919125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b919125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e389f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27e389f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Land-based road and rail infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d449024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d449024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1265\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Planimetria_30-01-2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21115\" alt=\"\" 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1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c0d6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0c0d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed65a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed65a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p><ul><li><strong>20.3 km of road links<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>20.2 km of rail links\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafb728 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aafb728\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee33192 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee33192\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9880d56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9880d56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbe8ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bbe8ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86acd84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86acd84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links Calabrian side<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989b0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"989b0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>13 KM OF ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE<\/h3><ul><li>Link to the new route of the Autostrada del Mediterraneo<\/li><li>Link to the planned Naples-Reggio Calabria railway line<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2dc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5c2dc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\ntd:first-child, th:first-child {\n    padding-left: 10px;\n}\n.tablepress {\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n}\n.tablepress>:where(thead,tfoot)>tr>* {\n    background-color: #4F618C !important;\n    color: #ffffff !important;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n    word-break: normal;\n}\n#metaslider-id-23084 .flexslider .caption-wrap {\n    background: #4F618C !important;\n}\n.tablepress\n {\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    border: 1px solid #ccc !important;\n}\n@media screen 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class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Over viaduct: 6%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Over viaduct: 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-20 from cache -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47843f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f47843f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaaa8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eaaa8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links Sicilian side<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210bf3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"210bf3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>28 KM OF ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE<\/h3><ul><li>Link to the Messina-Catania and Messina-Palermo motorways<\/li><li>Link to the new Messina train station<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56de503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"56de503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\ntd:first-child, th:first-child {\n    padding-left: 10px;\n}\n.tablepress {\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n}\n.tablepress>:where(thead,tfoot)>tr>* {\n    background-color: #4F618C !important;\n    color: #ffffff !important;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n    word-break: normal;\n}\n#metaslider-id-23084 .flexslider .caption-wrap {\n    background: #4F618C !important;\n}\n.tablepress\n {\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n    border: 1px solid #ccc !important;\n}\n@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n    .tablepress-id-21 {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        overflow-x: auto;\n        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\n    }\n    \n    \/* Riduce la dimensione del carattere per risparmiare spazio *\/\n    .tablepress-id-21 td, \n    .tablepress-id-21 th {\n        font-size: 14px;\n        padding: 8px 4px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-21\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Roads<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Rail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total length: 10.4 km<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Total length: 17.5 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">In tunnel: 71%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">In tunnel 93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Above ground: 23%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Above ground: 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Over viaduct: 6%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Over viaduct: 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-21 from cache -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d611777 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d611777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f8a60 elementor-heading__align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f8a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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the Papardo station\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Photomontage showing the Papardo station<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-24245 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-03-20 14:54:41\" data-filename=\"stazione-annunziata-big-700x700.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stazione-annunziata-big-700x700.jpg\" height=\"700\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-24235 slide-24245 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Photomontage showing the Annunziata station\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Photomontage showing the Annunziata station<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-24246 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-03-20 14:55:14\" data-filename=\"stazione-europa_big-700x700.jpg\" 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Three underground railroad stops are to be built on the Sicilian side (Papardo, Annunziata, Europa). 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