Adendro railway station

Άδενδρο Adendro
Adendro old station building, circa 1891
Location	Adendro 570 07, Adendro Chalkidona Greece
Coordinates	40°38′11″N 22°31′47″E / 40.6365°N 22.5296°E / 40.6365; 22.5296Coordinates: 40°38′11″N 22°31′47″E / 40.6365°N 22.5296°E / 40.6365; 22.5296
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Express   Regional Piraeus–Platy railway[1] and Thessaloniki–Bitola railway[2]
Platforms	3 (1 disused)
Tracks	6
Train operators	TrainOSE
Connections	[1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	1894
Rebuilt	9 September 2007
Electrified	25 kV AC[3]
Previous names	Kirtzilar
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Sindos toward Thessaloniki Line 1 Platy toward Larissa Sindos toward Thessaloniki Line 2 Platy toward Florina Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Sindos toward Thessaloniki Regional Platy toward Palaiofarsalos Sindos toward Thessaloniki Line 2 Platy toward Florina Sindos toward Thessaloniki Express Platy toward Kalambaka
Location
Adendro, Central Macedonia Location within Greece

Adendro railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Άδενδρο, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Adendro) is a railway station that serves the village of Adendro in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Opened in 1894 in what was then the Ottoman Empire, it is located just north of the village center. The station is served by Regional stopping services Florina, Kalambaka, Palaiofarsalos and Thessaloniki, and since 9 September 2007 by Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to Larissa, Edessa, and Thessaloniki.^[4] It was the site of a serious railway accident on 13 May 2017 in which three people were killed.^[5]

History[]

Opened in 1894 as Kirtzilar railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Κιρτζιλάρ, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Kirtzilar)^[6] in what was then the Ottoman Empire, at the completion of the Société du Chemin de Fer ottoman Salonique-Monastir, a branchline of the Chemins de fer Orientaux from Thessaloniki to Bitola. During this period Northern Greece and the southern Balkans where still under Ottoman rule, and Adendro was known as Kirtzilar. Adendro was annexed by Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War. On 17 October 1925 The Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former Salonica Monastir railway^[7] and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways, with the remaining section north of Florina seeded to Yugoslavia. In 1927 the station along with the settlement was renamed Adendro. On 9 September 2007, the station reopened. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station, and most of Greek rail infrastructure where transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down. Since 2007, the station is served by the Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to New Railway Station. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane^[8] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities[]

The station has waiting rooms and staffed ticket office within the original 19th-century building. There is lift access to the platforms. There is a taxi rank and Parking in the forecourt.

Services[]

The station is served by Regional stopping services to Palaiofarsalos, Thessaloniki and Florina,^[9] and since 9 September 2007 by Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to Katerini and Larissa, Edessa, and Thessaloniki.^[10]

Accidents and incidents[]

2017 accident[]

On 13 May 2017, an Intercity nonstopping passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro. Three people were killed and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident had been excessive speed.^[11][12]

Station layout[]

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level Ε1
	Side platform, doors on the right/left
	Platform 1A	Π1 towards Thessaloniki (Sindos) ←
	Platform 1B	Π2 towards Thessaloniki (Sindos) ←
	Platform '	Intercity towards Thessaloniki (Terminus) ←
	Platform '	Intercity towards Athens (Larissa) →
	Platform 2A	Π1 towards Larissa (Platy) →
	Platform 2B	Π2 towards Edessa (Platy) →
	Island platform, doors open on the right/left
	Platform 4	In non-regular use
	Side platform, doors on the right

References[]