Paestum station is a

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in Italy of the

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located near the

Paestum Paestum ( , , ) was a major Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, in Magna Graecia. The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order dating from about 550 to 450 BCE that ...

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and about one kilometre from the

National Archaeological Museum of Paestum The National Archaeological Museum of Paestum () is a museum in Capaccio Paestum, Capaccio-Paestum, Province of Salerno, Salerno, southern Italy that houses archaeological finds from excavations of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city of Poseido ...

, in the municipality of

Capaccio Paestum Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio, from Latin ''Caput Aquae'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Paestum lie within borders of the ''c ...

. It is served by almost all regional trains and some

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. The plant is classified by RFI in the "Silver" category, currently under restoration within the Pegasus project.

History

The ''Pesto'' station was inaugurated in 1883, and was renamed ''Paestum'' in

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. The current station was inaugurated in 1936 on the occasion of a visit to the site of the ancient Poseidonia by King

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and

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Architecture

The station has a two-level building. The municipality of Capaccio has taken possession of the ground floor to prevent it from being closed by the

Ferrovie dello Stato Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. (; ; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned enterprise, state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate service ...

and intends to re-evaluate it. Various period pieces of furniture from the 20 years of

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are kept in the station. According to the plans, the railway station will also host an artistic center that will welcome the works of artists who want to exhibit their masterpieces in

; a waiting room will also be set up for all tourists traveling by train.

Bibliography

* Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, ''Fascicolo Linea 142'' (''Line 142 File'').

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* Railway stations in Campania Buildings and structures in the Province of Salerno Railway stations in Italy opened in 1883 Railway stations in Italy opened in 1936

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