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Leptokarya Railway Station
Leptokarya railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λεπτοκαρυάς, Sidirodromikos stathmos Leptokaryá) is a railway station in Leptokarya, a town in Pieria (regional unit), Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. The station is located in a residential area, close to the town centre, and is also the closest active station to Mount Olympus, Greece, Mount Olympus National Monument, and sits in the showdown of the ancient landmark. History The station was built in 1916. In 1970 Hellenic Railways Organisation, 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 the Greek rail infrastructure was transferred to the ''Hellenic Railways Organisation, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptokarya
Leptokarya ( el, Λεπτοκαρυά, ''Leptokaryá'') is a town in Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece, former seat of East Olympos municipality, which is part of the municipality of Dion-Olympos. The distance from Katerini is 26 km and the population of the village was 4,225 inhabitants as of 2011. Location Lies on the coast of Aegean Sea, under the Mount Olympos. It is located near ancient Leivithra, allegedly the home of Orpheus, major figure in the Greek Mythology. Since the major events and customs in the town is the revival of division of Orpheus. Tourism Leptokarya is a popular tourist destination during the summer months due to its beaches, as well as due to its proximity to Mount Olympus. Transport The town is served by Leptokarya train station, with local stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka and Palaiofarsalos and Since 2008, by Proastiakos Thessaloniki to Larissa and Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Government-debt Crisis
Greece faced a sovereign debt crisis in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Widely known in the country as The Crisis ( Greek: Η Κρίση), it reached the populace as a series of sudden reforms and austerity measures that led to impoverishment and loss of income and property, as well as a small-scale humanitarian crisis. In all, the Greek economy suffered the longest recession of any advanced mixed economy to date. As a result, the Greek political system has been upended, social exclusion increased, and hundreds of thousands of well-educated Greeks have left the country. The Greek crisis started in late 2009, triggered by the turmoil of the world-wide Great Recession, structural weaknesses in the Greek economy, and lack of monetary policy flexibility as a member of the Eurozone. The crisis included revelations that previous data on government debt levels and deficits had been underreported by the Greek government: the official forecast for the 2009 budg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Greece
This article shows a list of railway stations in Greece. Currently (as of 2023), around 210 railway stations in Greece see a daily rail service. GAIAOSE manages and owns all railway stations in Greece, not including metro stations or Athens Airport station. List of stations {, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" , - !# ! Station ! Lines ! Services ! class="unsortable", Connections ! Regional unit ! class="unsortable", Coordinates , - ! 1 , style="background-color: , , Athens–Chalcis , , , East Attica , , - ! 2 , style="background-color:#F5DEB3" , Acharnes Railway Center *† , Ano Liosia–Airport Athens–Chalcis , , , East Attica , , - ! 3 , style="background-color:#F5DEB3" , Adendro *† , Athens–Thessaloniki Thessaloniki–Bitola , , , Thessaloniki , , - ! 4 , style="background-color: , , Athens–Chalcis , , , East Attica , , - ! 5 , style="background-color: , , Leianokladi–Stylida , , , Phthiotis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoi Poroi Railway Station
Neoi Poroi railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Νέων Πόρων, Sidirodromikos stathmos Neoi Poroi) is a railway station near the coastal village of Neoi Poroi, Thessaly, Greece. Located in the Neighbouring village Neos Poros, about from the centre of Neoi Poroi. Opened on 7 September 2008. The station is served by both fast Regional trains and Proastiakos to Thessaloniki. Intercity services pass through the station, but do not call at it. History The station opened 7 September 2008 as part of the upgrades to the Piraeus–Platy Line. 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 infrastructure, including stations, remained under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litochoro Railway Station
Litochoro railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λιτοχώρου, 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 motorway 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 south and a new station with the same name opened on 9 September 2007 at a cost of €1.4 million 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 termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge running above and over the tracks. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line. Layout Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissa Railway Station
Larissa railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λάρισας, Sidirodromikós stathmós Larísas) is the main station for Larissa in Thessaly, Greece. Located in a residential area, close to the city centre, it is served by InterCity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, Express services to Kalambaka, Regional services to Volos and (since 2008) the southern terminus for Line 1 of Proastiakos services to Thessaloniki.TrainOSE 2013 timetable Larissa railway station should not be confused with in Athens (now known as Athens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaiofarsalos Railway Station
Palaiofarsalos railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Παλαιοφαρσάλου, Sidirodromikós Stathmós Palaiofarsálou) is a railway station near Farsala in Larissa regional unit, Greece. It is located in the village Stavros, west of Farsala. It is situated at the junction of the main Piraeus–Platy railway and the branch line to Trikala and Kalambaka. It is served by intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki and by local trains to Kalambaka.TrainOSE 2013 timetable History The Palaiofarsalos station opened in 1908 as Demerli at the meeting point between the metric line of the Thessaly Railways (S.Th.) and the standard line of the Piraeus-Demerli-Sinoron Railway (S.P.D.S.) or “Larissaykos”. After the |
Kalambaka Railway Station
Kalambaka railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Καλαμπάκας, Sidirodromikós stathmós Kalambákas) is the main railway station in Kalabaka, in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly. Opened on 16 June 1886 by the Thessaly Railways (now part of OSE) as its first terminal station. Today Hellenic Train operates Regional Express services to destinations across Greece. It is currently the most northwesterly part of the Greek railway network in operation. History The station opened on 16 June 1886 as a terminus of Thessaly Railways. The original station building (and the line) was designed by the Italian Evaristo de Chirico, (father of Giorgio de Chirico). The line was authorised by the Greek government under the law AMH’/22.6.1882. soon after the liberation of Central Greece from the Ottomans. After the First World War, the Greek state planned the ambitious construction of several new rail lines and links, including a standard gauge line from Kalam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Thessaloniki Railway Station
The New Thessaloniki Railway Station ( el, Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Θεσσαλονίκης, ''Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos Thessalonikis'') is the main central passenger railway station and terminal of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city. It is located in the central quarter of Xirokrini on Monastiriou Street and was inaugurated on 12 June 1961, the passenger station replaced the old and much smaller passenger station which now handles the city's cargo rail, hence the name "new railway station" which has been retained. As of 2020, long-distance trains from New Thessaloniki Railway Station are run by TrainOSE to Athens, Alexandroupoli, Larissa, and Florina; other long-distance operators include. Bulgarian Railways, Serbian Railways and Makedonski Železnici, to Sofia, Belgrade and Skopje railway station respectively. In addition, Proastiakos Thessaloniki runs suburban commuter trains in and around Thessaly and Western Macedonia. Although largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
