Dikaia railway station

The Dikaia railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δικαίων, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Dikeon) is a railway station in Dikaia, Greece. It was opened in 1874 by the Oriental Railway.[2] It is one of the northernmost operational railway station in Greece, close to both the Bulgarian and Turkish borders. TrainOSE operates three daily intercity trains to Alexandroupoli.

Δίκαια
Dikaia
LocationEpar.Od. Kiprinou - Dikeon
680 07
Evros
Greece
Coordinates41.7060°N 26.2974°E / 41.7060; 26.2974
Owned byOSE
Line(s)Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad railway[1]
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1874
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station
Dilofos
Regional
Ptelea
toward Ormenio
Location
Dikaia
Location within Greece

History

The station opened in 1874 when the line, built by the Chemins de fer Orientaux (CO), managed by Maurice de Hirsch, as part of the CO's contract to build a line from Istanbul to Vienna. When the railway was built it was all within the Ottoman Empire. During World War I the railway was an important link as the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary were all Central Allies. On 14 December 1916 Allied (British or French -it is not clear) aeroplanes bombed the bridge over the river Evros.[3]

In 2020 it was announced that section of line between Pythion and Ormenio (which includes Dikaia) was to be upgraded, at a cost of €1.4m as part of an ambitious integrated intergovernmental transport plan which will see this, and 39 other transport sector projects be built, with financing from the European Commission with a total of €117 million.[4] The package of measures aims to build or improve transport connections and connectivity across Europe, with a focus on sustainable transport. The project for the Pythian-Ormenio section envisions upgrading the existing line infrastructure and trackbed, dubbling of the track as well as the installation of electrification signalling (ETCS Level 1) along the entire stretch, with the aim of improving freight transport with Bulgaria and Turkey.[5]

Facilities

The station is equipped with waitingrooms.

Services

As of 2020, the station is only served by two daily pairs of regional trains Alexandroupoli–Ormenio.[6] There are currently no services to Svilengrad.

Station layout
L
Ground/Concourse		 Exits
Level
L1
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 towards Ormenio (Ptelea) ←
Platform 2 towards Alexandroupoli (Dilofos) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  2. "CO History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "firstworldwar.com Day by day". www.firstworlwar.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. "Αναβαθμίζεται η σιδηροδρομική γραμμή Ορμενίου - Πυθίου". v4.deltatv.gr. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. "Upgrading of Ormenio – Alexandroupoli / Frontier with Bulgaria – ΕΡΓΟΣΕ". ergose.gr. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. "Search schedule Ormenio - Dikaia". TrainOSE. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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