Leptokarya railway station

Leptokarya railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λεπτοκαρυάς, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Leptokaryá) is a railway station in Leptokarya, a town in 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 National Monument, and sits in the showdown of the ancient landmark.

Λεπτοκαρυά
Leptokarya
Leptokaria Station, with Platform 2 in the background, 2010
Location60063 Leptokarya[1]
Pieria
Greece
Coordinates40.0588°N 22.5656°E / 40.0588; 22.5656
Owned byOSE
Line(s)
  Express
  Regional
Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Platforms3 (2 in regular use)
Tracks3
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Connections[2]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1916
Rebuilt7 September 2008
Electrified25 kV AC[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station
toward Thessaloniki
Line 1
toward Larissa
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station
toward Thessaloniki
Regional
toward Thessaloniki
Express
toward Kalambaka
Location
Leptokarya
Location within Greece

History

The station was built in 1916. In 1970 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 Greek rail infrastructure where transferred to the 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 early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down. In 2004 the station and the line closed as part of the upgrades to the Piraeus–Platy Line. The station reopened on 7 September 2008, as part of the rollout of Proastiakos services. Since 2008, the station is served by the Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to New Railway Station. 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[3] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station is staffed, with a working ticket office (as of 2020)[4] and has a restaurant. The station currently has three platforms, however only two are currently in regular use.

Services

It is served by local stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka and Palaiofarsalos. Since 2008, it has been served by Proastiakos Thessaloniki to Larissa and Thessaloniki.

Station Layout
L
Ground/Concourse		 Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 non-regular use
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 Π1 towards Thessaloniki (Litochoro) ←
Platform 2 Π1 towards Larissa (Neoi Poroi) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
  • Leptokarya station building 26 July 2006 (Photo by Zdvihak)
  • Platform 1 17 November 2010 (Photo by Hombre)
  • Platform 2 2 June 2016 (Photo by Falk2)
  • The Southern Approaches 2 June 2016 (Photo by Falk2
  • Leptokarya station 2 June 2016 (Photo by Falk2)
  • The little used Platform 3 2 June 2016 (Photo by Falk2)

Leptokarya Station – Proastiakos (Suburban) & National Railway – GTP

References
  1. "Leptokarya Station – Proastiakos (Suburban) & National Railway – GTP". www.gtp.gr.
  2. "OSE – 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λεπτοκαρυάς | buk.gr". buk.gr.


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