Kalambaka railway station
Coordinates | 39°42′11″N 21°37′31″E / 39.7030°N 21.6254°E | ||||||||||||||
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Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Palaiofarsalos–Kalambaka railway[2] | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
Website | Hellenic Railways Organisation | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 June 1886[3] | ||||||||||||||
Closed | 1998 | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | No[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Kalambaka railway station line structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kalambaka railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Καλαμπάκας, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Kalambákas) is the main railway station in Kalabaka, in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly. Opened on 16 June 1886[3] by the Thessaly Railways (now part of OSE) as its first terminal station. Today Hellenic Train operates Regional Express services to destinations across Greece. It is currently the most northwesterly part of the Greek railway network in operation.
History
The station opened on 16 June 1886 as a terminus of Thessaly Railways.[4] The original station building (and the line) was designed by the Italian Evaristo de Chirico, (father of Giorgio de Chirico). The line was authorised by the Greek government under law AMH’/22.6.1882.[5] soon after the liberation of Central Greece from the Ottomans.
After the
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
In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as
Name
In modern Greek, MP is transliterated as B, not as MB and not as MP. That shows on the station sign and also on beer labels (MPYRA).
Facilities
The Station has waiting rooms on platform 1. There is a footbridge from platform 1 to platform 2, via stairs or lift. Luggage storage is no longer available; however, the station is staffed with ticket-purchasing facilities.
Services
Today, the station is served by direct lines to the rest of Greece via Palaiofarsalos, served both by intercity trains to Athens, Palaiofarsalos Larissa and Thessaloniki.[11] Previously Thessaly Railways operated a narrow gauge service to Volos.[12]
In August 2009, TrainOSE S.A. proceeded with a drastic cutback of passenger services on Thessaly lines.
Future plans
An extension towards Ioannina and Igoumenitsa has been discussed, but a more northern line from Thessaloniki is currently the preferred trajectory of the so-called Egnatia Railway. However, as of 2020, large investments are unlikely, given the prolonged Greek government-debt crisis.
L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Platform 1 | towards Larissa (Trikala) → | |
Platform 2 | towards Palaiofarsalos (Trikala) → | |
Island platform, doors will open on the right |
Gallery
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Kalambaka railway station 17 October 2011 (Ioannis Houvardas)
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Kalambaka railway station in 1995 (The Volos–Kalambaka line was still in meter gauge at that time)
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Kalambaka railway station, taken from just in front of the buffers at the end of line 24 May 2016
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End of the line of the Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka railway 24 May 2016
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The Sign at Kalambaka railway station, still sporting the old OSE logo 2007
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Thessaly Metre gauge system in central Greece from Volos to Kalabáka (or Kalambaka) was covered during a visit to the country in November 1992. Having spent the night here, the first move on 7 November 1992 was retracing our route as far as the junction station of Paleofarsalos. Seen here is German-built 2-car DMU no. A.6522 on train 1845, 09:40 Kalambaka to Volos. Note the rock formations in the background, which are a major tourist attraction in the area.
References
- ^ a b "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ a b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Railway Network: Railway station Kalambaka". gaiaose.com.
- ^ "The historic Railway Station of Volos".
- ^ a b "HistoryEN | Thessaly Museum Railways". thessalyrailways.gr. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28.
- ^ Gregoriou, Alexandros C. "The Kalambaka - Kozani - Veroia railway 1928 - 1932 (Kopie im Internet Archive)". Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Upgrading of Paleofarsalos – Kalambaka line". ΕΡΓΟΣΕ. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "Τραυματισμός Ατόμου από Ηλεκτροπληξία στο σιδηροδρομικού σταθμό Λεπτοκαρυάς Πιερίας" (in Greek). 2015-05-09.
- ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion". 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Δρομολόγια ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ".
- ^ "The Pelion Train, a mythical route". TrainOSE. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ TrainOSE S.A. "Timetables 1 August 2009", Tables 4A/B, 5A/B