Chalcis railway station

Χαλκίς Chalcis
The station platform, with the former freight house on the left.
Location	Xirovrisi 341 00 Euboea Greece
Coordinates	38°27′46″N 23°35′10″E / 38.4627°N 23.5862°E / 38.4627; 23.5862Coordinates: 38°27′46″N 23°35′10″E / 38.4627°N 23.5862°E / 38.4627; 23.5862
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Oinoi–Chalcis railway[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	8 March 1904
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Avlida towards Athens Athens - Chalcis Terminus
Location
Chalcis Location within Greece

Chalcis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Χαλκίδος, translit. Sidirodromikos stathmos Chalkídos) is a railway station in the city of Chalcis, in Euboea, Greece. Opened on 8 March 1904, it is now the northernmost terminus station of the Piraeus - Chalcis service of Proastiakos.^[2] The station building was built in 1905, and is now a listed monument.

History

Construction of the station was authorized in 1889 by the law AΨΜΕ / 7-4-1889 concerning the construction and operation of the Piraeus-Larissa and Border railway line, but it was started only in 1902 after the foundation of Hellenic State Railways. The inauguration of the station took place on 6 March 1904, along with the construction of the first 121 km of the line, when an official dinner for 400 people was given on its premises, with the presence of three warships, one English, one French and one Greek. The station opened to the traffic two days later. The station had a water tower of 50 cubic meters and rotary plate.

In 1915 the station was served by two trains a day from Athens, which over the years increased to five and then seven. After doubling the Athens - Oinoi line this increased to nine. In 1980, the routes, (which had been called "suburban" since 1978) was rolled out and the number of services rose to 19 per-day. In 2000 the station building was declared a listed monument.

In 2008, the reconstruction of the station began, in the context of the modernization of the Athens suburban railway network and its electric mobility. OSE's original intention was to transfer the use of the adjacent warehouse building as a new station and to lease the old station out. Following a protest from local authorities and society, the change of use of the station building was abolished but the transfer of the docks several meters from the station building progressed. Today the station is served by the Athens suburban railway to Athens.

line layout

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	→ towards Piraeus ←
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	→ towards Piraeus ←

The station interior and approach

The station forecourt and old station building 

The station November 1992 

References

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