Palaiofarsalos railway station
Palaiofarsalos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Παλαιοφαρσάλου, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Palaiofarsálou) is a railway station near Farsala in Larissa regional unit, Greece. It is located in the village Stavros, 12km 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.[2]
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 A metric gauge MAN DMU2 at Palaiofarsalos railway station in 1995 (Photo by Herbert Ortner) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Stavros Larissa Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°18′51″N 22°14′36″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | OSE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway and Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka railway[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | TrainOSE | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 April 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Stavros, Thessaly Location within Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
History
The station opened on 16 April 1937 as part of the Larissa extension line.
Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down, especially on the mainline section and between Karditsa and Kalampaka. In 2001 the section between Kalampaka and Palaiofarsalos was converted from metric gauge to standard gauge and physically connected at Palaiofarsalos with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki.[3] Since the upgrade, journey times have improved and the unification of rail gauge allows direct services, even InterCity services, to link Volos and Kalambaka with Athens and Thessaloniki.
Facilities
The station has waiting rooms, shelters and a cafe. The ticket office closed in 2008, but the station is equipped with toilets.
Services
It is served by the trains of the Athens–Thessaloniki line and Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka line.[2][4]
