Litochoro railway station

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.

Λιτόχωρο
Litochoro
Litochoro railway station from the roadside, 2014
General information
LocationLeptokarya
Pieria
Greece
Coordinates40.1251545°N 22.5501412°E / 40.1251545; 22.5501412
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s) Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Platforms4 (2 in regular use)
Tracks3
Train operatorsHellenic Train
ConnectionsProastiakos ThessalonikiProastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1[2]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Accessible
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1916
Closed2006?
Rebuilt9 September 2007
Electrified25 kV AC[2]
Services
Preceding station Proastiakos Following station
Katerini
towards Thessaloniki
Line 1 Leptokarya
towards Larissa
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Katerini
towards Thessaloniki
Regional Leptokarya
Express Leptokarya
towards Kalambaka
Location
Litochoro is located in Greece
Litochoro
Litochoro
Location within Greece

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[3] 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). The station currently has four platforms; however, only two are currently in regular use. There are waiting rooms on platform one and waiting shelters on 2-4. Access to the platforms is via a subway under the lines, however, the station is not equipped with lifts. The platforms have shelters with seating; however, there are no Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on the platforms. The station, however, does have a buffet. There is also Parking in the forecourt.

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[4] that call at the station daily.

Station Layout

L
Ground/Concourse
Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 non-regular use
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki towards Thessaloniki (Katerini)
Platform 2 Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki towards Thessaloniki (Leptokarya)
Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 4 non-regular use

References


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