Switching Stations
The line had switching stations at each end of the span. At the Calabrian station, Cannitello, (38°14′29.16″N 15°41′20.27″E / 38.2414333°N 15.6889639°E / 38.2414333; 15.6889639 (Cannitello Switching Station)), the conductors were fixed tightly to a strainer portal. At the Sicilian station at Torre Faro (38°16′8″N 15°38′45″E / 38.26889°N 15.64583°E / 38.26889; 15.64583 (Torre Faro Switching Station)), the conductors were tensioned by a device providing constant force, which was situated in a building with two towers.
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