Overall, this Rail Stations and the train cars/system along the route between Sorento n Pompeii…read moreleave a LOT to be desired.
The Stazione di Castella de Mare is dirty, tattered and unsafe. No railings of protection for people between the ramp n tracks!!
We used this train line three consecutive days because there is little other alternative between cities that seemed practical.
Day one, to n from Sorento to De Mare, the trains were late. Going To Sorento by 15 mins, returning to de Mare the train was 45 mins late!! In the return train, people were so tightly packed into the cars that I could barely stand or move to change positions.
The announcement of train location could not be heard above the din of voices and NONE OF THE electronic signs were working. We had to ask fellow riders which station we were pulling into. We r not Italian thus, it was stressful.
The trains on all rides were very dirty outside and inside. Graffiti was more evident than underlying paint.
Cigarette butts are all over the uncared for landscapes!
We did not go beyond Pompeii to see other stations towards Napoli. Never will after this
As for good stations, the closest to good was Sorento. It was clean but the emphasis was in getting tourists to buy guided tour tickets, not the rail system!
Ticket agents wherever we purchased were disinterested and acted interrupted by simple questions despite not having a line of other people waiting.
I hope they Keep those tickets cheap cause ticket revenue is obviously not being invested in safety of passengers or visitor friendly signs in all locations. Parking is dreadfully inadequate and taxi service is absent at some stations like De Mare. There are signs for Taxi service but nope, not happening.
How about some soap n water, Windex to the cars? It might make a LITTLE difference!!
