Aitoliko railway station

Aitoliko Railway Station
Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αιτωλικού
(abandoned)
Location Aitoliko
Aetolia-Acarnania
Greece
Coordinates Coordinates: 38°26′17″N 21°21′52″E / 38.43806°N 21.36444°E / 38.43806; 21.36444
Owned by OSE
Line(s) Kryoneri–Agrinio railway
Platforms 1
History
Opened October 1890
Closed 1972

Aitoliko railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αιτωλικού, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Etolikou) was a railway station in the town of Aitoliko in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, the station served two rail lines:

The station took its name from the town that it served, and it was located east of the island which contains the town centre of Aitoliko. Construction was completed by the Northwestern Greece Railways in October 1890, it later marked the starting point of the rail line with Katochi which was used between 1912 and 1943 when that line was shut down. The station closed down in 1972 along with the entire Kryoneri-Agrinio Line. It had one platform, its newer station was renovated in 2003.

References

  • Railways of Central Greece (1869-1969) (Οι Σιδηρόδρομοι της Κεντρικής Ελλάδας (1869-1969) = Sidirodromoi tis Kentriki Elladas (1869-1969)), Kalamaria: Christos Kalemkeris Photographical Museum, Kalamaria, 2005. ISBN 960-87946-1-7
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station
Kefalovrysso   Kryoneri-Agrinio   Finikia
Issodos Etolikou   Aitoliko-Katochi railway   terminus
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