Litochoro railway station


Litochoro railway station is a railway station in Litohoro, a town in Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. The station currently has four platforms, however only are currently in regular use. The station is located across the A1 road from the residential area, close to the town centre, and sits around 130m from the shoreline. The stations is also one of the closest active station to Mount Olympus National Monument, and sits in the showdown of the ancient landmark.

History

The station was built in 1916. It was relocated south and a new station with the same name opened on 9 September 2007 at a cost of €1.4 million on new SGYT section of line from Leptokarya to Katerini. The original station and the section of line it sat on has since been abandoned. Further upgrades to the line to allow Proastiakos services to access the line followed. It was the terminal of the line from its opening until 7 September 2008, when the line was extended to Larissa. The station has suffered from poor maintenance and Repeat vandalism.

Facilities

The station is staffed, with a working ticket office and has a restaurant. The platforms are connected by subways, however the station is not equipped with lifts.

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. There are around 22 services that call at the station daily.

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