Platy railway station

Πλατύ Platy
Approaches to Platy railway station, April 2008
Location	Alexandria 590 32, Platy Imathia 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)	InterCity   Express   Regional Piraeus–Platy railway[1] and Thessaloniki–Bitola railway[2]
Platforms	4 (1 disused)
Tracks	6
Train operators	TrainOSE
Connections	[2]
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
Electrified	25 kV AC[3]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Adendro toward Thessaloniki Line 1 Aiginio toward Larissa Adendro toward Thessaloniki Line 2 Alexandreia toward Florina Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Adendro toward Thessaloniki Regional Aiginio toward Palaiofarsalos Adendro toward Thessaloniki Line 2 Alexandreia toward Florina Adendro toward Thessaloniki Express Aiginio toward Kalambaka Katerini toward Athens InterCity Thessaloniki Terminus
Location
Platy, Central Macedonia Location within Greece

Platy railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Πλατέος, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Platéos) is the railway station of Platy in Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. Opened in 1894 in what was then the Ottoman Empire, it is located southwest of the residential area, at the junction of the Piraeus–Platy railway and Thessaloniki–Bitola railway 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) southwest of the town center. The station is served by Intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, and since 9 September 2007 by Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to Katerini and Larissa, Edessa, Florina and Thessaloniki.^[4]

History[]

Opened in 1894 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^[5] and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways, with the remaining section north of Florina seeded to Yugoslavia. 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. On 9 September 2007, the station reopened. 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^[6] 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. The station has a buffet. There is a taxi rank and Parking in the forecourt.

Services[]

The station is served by Regional stopping services to Palaiofarsalos and Thessaloniki,^[7] Express trains to Kalambaka and Florina and InterCity services between Athens and Thessaloniki, and since 9 September 2007 by Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to Katerini and Larissa, Edessa, and Thessaloniki.^[8]

Station layout[]

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level Ε1		Out of use
	Platform 3a	Intercity towards Florina (Alexandria) ←
	Platform 3b	→ towards Edessa () ←
	Side platform, doors on the right/left
	Platform 1a	Intercity towards Athens (Katerini) ←
	Platform 1b	→ towards Larissa (Aiginio) ←
	Platform 2a	Intercity towards Thessaloniki (Terminus) →
	Platform 2b	→ towards Thessaloniki (Adendro) →
	Platform 2c	→ towards Thessaloniki (Adendro) →
	Island platform, doors open on the right/left
	Platform 4	In non-regular use
	Side platform, doors on the right

See also[]

• Proastiakos
• P.A.Th.E./P.

References[]