Cab Ride Messina - Villa San Giovanni - crossing the straits of Messina on the train ferry (Italy)4K

In this video you can enjoy the special cab ride - train driver's view on the train crossing the straits of Messina on the train ferry from Messina (Sicily) to Villa San Giovanni (Calabria) on the Italian mainland in 4K/60 frames per second.

Until recently there were only two routes left in Europe with the train being shunted onto the ferry, all other have been replaced by bridges and tunnels. In March 2020 the line between Sassnitz in Germany and Trelleborg in Sweden was suspended. So today there is just one between Villa San Giovanni on the mainland and Messina on Sicily left in Europe. This route is one of Europe’s best kept train secrets and now you can see it from the drivers cab and in the second part of the video also from above.

Messina Marittima railway station is an interchange station for train and ferry services into and out of the city on the island of Sicily, Italy. It was opened in 1889. Villa San Giovanni railway station is the main point of arrival and departure of rail passengers between the mainland and Sicily, the station is a rail facility of national importance. In terms of passenger movements, it is the second busiest station in the Reggio Calabria urban area, and one of the busiest in the region. Additionally, it is a transit point for all of the goods transported by rail between the mainland and Sicily.

I would like to sincerely apologise for the sound quality. It was extremely difficult to produce the sound in this video. Heaving more people in the cab and trying to observe their privacy means that I had to make some cuts in the audio. I also included audio on the drone images, which I find very interesting as we can see a totally different perspective on this very rare occasion seeing the train entering the ferry.

Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy watching this FULL- length scenic rail trip video in 4K quality.

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Route Info:
◎ Drive Date: February 2023
◎ Start: Messina
◎ End: Villa San Giovanni
◎ Country: Italy
◎ Train: FS UIC-Z1 131 TI Alston
◎ Drive Time: 33:41
◎ Route: https://www.railrelaxation.com/map

0:00 Preview
02:01 Messina
02:12 Locomotiva FS E.652
04:23 Loading the train on the Ferryboat
12:03 Unloading the train off the ferryboat
13:59 Aerial view - loading the train on the Ferryboat

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