Katakolo railway station

Κατακόλου Katakolo
Train station in Katakolo
Location	Katakolo Elis Greece
Coordinates	37°38′55″N 21°19′00″E / 37.6485551°N 21.3167717°E / 37.6485551; 21.3167717Coordinates: 37°38′55″N 21°19′00″E / 37.6485551°N 21.3167717°E / 37.6485551; 21.3167717
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	[1]
Platforms	2 (Island platform)
Tracks	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	1882
Rebuilt	?
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Terminus Regional toward Olympia
Location
Katakolo Location within Greece

Katakolo railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κατακόλου, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Katakolo) is a railway station that serves the town of Katakolo, Elis in Western Greece, Greece. Located in the center of Katakolo, close to harbour and ferry port the station was opened in 1882 by the Pyrgos-Katakolo Railway Company (SPK), (now part of OSE). Today TrainOSE operates 3 scheduled daily Regional trains^[2] to Olympia, via Pyrgos.^[3][4] The station is unstaffed^[5] however there are waiting rooms available. It was the most western active station on the OSE network.

History[]

The station open in 1882, when the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (S.P.A.P.) line was opened. In 1951 the S.P.A.P. absorbed the Line. In 1953 the S.P.A.P. itself was absorbed into the (SDBE). In 1962 the station became part of the Hellenic State Railways (SEK). In 1975, the Hellenic State Railways was reorganised into the OSE^[6] taking over responsibilities for most for Greece’s rail infrastructure.

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^[7] infrastructure, including stations remained under the control of OSE. In 2017 the station was refurbished.

Facilities[]

The station is only equipped with a large bus ‘like’ shelter on a single short disused side platform, with an Island platform straddling the two tracks, with no digital display screens or timetable poster boards. The station has no toilet facilities, as a result the station is currently little more than an unstaffed halt. However infrequent buses do call at the station, and there is a large car park next to the station.

Services[]

As of 2020, the station is only served by three daily pairs of regional trains to Olympia.

Station layout[]

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