Litochoro railway station
Location | Leptokarya Pieria Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°07′31″N 22°33′01″E / 40.1251545°N 22.5501412°ECoordinates: 40°07′31″N 22°33′01″E / 40.1251545°N 22.5501412°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | OSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 in regular use) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | TrainOSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | at-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1916 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 2007? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 9 September 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Litochoro Location within Greece |
Litochoro railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λιτοχώρου, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Litochoro) is a railway station in Litohoro, a town in Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. The station currently has four platforms, however only are two are currently in regular use. The station is located across the A1 road from the residential area, close to the town centre, and sits around 130m from the shoreline. The stations is also one of the closest active station to Mount Olympus National Monument, and sits in the showdown of the ancient landmark.
History[]
The station was built in 1916. It was relocated 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south and a new station with the same name opened on 9 September 2007 at a cost of €1.4 million[2] on new SGYT section of line from Leptokarya to Katerini. The original station and the section of line it sat on has since been abandoned. Further upgrades to the line to allow Proastiakos services to access the line followed. It was the terminal of the line from its opening until 7 September 2008, when the line was extended to Larissa. The station has suffered from poor maintenance and Repeat vandalism.
Facilities[]
The station is staffed, with a working ticket office (as of 2019) and has a restaurant. The platforms are connected by subways, however the station is not equipped with lifts.
Services[]
It is served by local stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka and Palaiofarsalos. Since 2008, it has been served by Proastiakos Thessaloniki to Larissa and Thessaloniki. There are around 22 services[3] that call at the station daily.
Station Layout[]
L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
Level L1 |
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Platform 3 | non-regular use | |
Platform 1 | towards Thessaloniki (Katerini) ← | |
Platform 2 | towards Thessaloniki (Leptokarya) → | |
Platform 4 | non-regular use |
Gallery[]
Leptokarya Old station in 1990 (Photo by Falk2)
The old station building in 2010 (Photo by Zdvihak)
References[]
- Railway stations in Central Macedonia
- Railway stations opened in 2007
- Buildings and structures in Pieria (regional unit)
- Greek railway station stubs