Xanthi railway station

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Coordinates: 41°07′26″N 24°53′33″E / 41.1239°N 24.8925°E / 41.1239; 24.8925
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Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway[3]
Platforms2
Tracks7 (1 mothballed)
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed (Peaktime only)
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1900
ElectrifiedNo[3]
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Hellenic Train Following station
Toxotes
towards Thessaloniki
 InterCity
Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli
Fast train
Alexandroupoli
InterCity
Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli
Former service
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Thessaloniki
 Friendship Express Komotini
towards Istanbul
Location
Xanthi is located in Greece
Xanthi
Xanthi
Location within Greece

Xanthi railway station (

East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The station is located 3 km southeast[4]
of the city centre, but still within the city limits. The station (as of 2019) is staffed, but only at peak times, but has waiting rooms and a taxi rank.

History

The station opened in 1900. Xanthi was annexed by

TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[8] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[9]

Facilities

The station has waiting rooms within the original brick-built station building. There is a cafe-ouzerie next door.[4] The station is staffed only at peak times.

Services

On 25 September 2016, as part of the planned upgrade ‘reorganization’ of the rail network, the Drama-Xanthi rail link was suspended. The planned interruption was scheduled to take 6 to 9 months.[7] However, between 2018 and 2022, passenger traffic between Drama and Alexandroupoli was completely shut down. As of September 2022, trains are running again on weekdays between Xanthi and Alexandroupoli xanthiNea, but this service ended already in February 2023.

Between July 2005 and February 2011, the

Thessaloniki
, Greece) made scheduled stops at Xanthi.

References

  1. ^ "Railway Station of Xanthi". Vreite.gr. November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  3. ^ a b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Train Station | Xanthi & Around, Greece Xanthi & Around". www.lonelyplanet.com.
  5. ^ Le Journal des finances, 15 janvier 1926 (in French)
  6. ^ "Trains in Greece: Rail connection | Greeka".
  7. ^ a b "Ευνοϊκή διάταξη Νόμου για τους οφειλέτες των Δήμων-Αιτήσεις έως 31 Οκτωβρίου | dramini". 20 September 2016.
  8. ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ^ "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion". www.ekathimerini.com. 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

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