Korinos railway station

Korinos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Κορινού, romanizedSidirodromikos stathmos Korinos) is a railway station in Korinos, Central Macedonia, Greece. Located in the centre of the village, it opened on 9 September 2007. It is served by regional trains between Thessaloniki, Kalambaka, Palaiofarsalos and by the Suburban services for Thessaloniki, Litochoro and Larissa.

Κορινός
Korinos
General information
LocationKorinos
Pieria
Greece
Coordinates40°18′58″N 22°34′39″E / 40.3161500°N 22.5775400°E / 40.3161500; 22.5775400
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s) Piraeus–Platy railway[2] Korinos-Methoni-Aigini railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsHellenic Train
ConnectionsProastiakos ThessalonikiProastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1[3]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Accessible
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Rebuilt9 September 2007
Electrified25 kV AC[3]
Services
Preceding station Proastiakos Following station
Aiginio
towards Thessaloniki
Line 1 Katerini
towards Larissa
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Aiginio
towards Thessaloniki
Regional Katerini
Express Katerini
towards Kalambaka
Location
Korinos, Central Macedonia is located in Greece
Korinos, Central Macedonia
Korinos, Central Macedonia
Location within Greece

History

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The station opened on 9 September 2007 on a stretch of the former Korinos-Methoni-Aigini line, which terminated close to the station. In May 2020, due in part to both vandalism and poor maintenance, Georgios Stylos, Head of building infrastructure of OSE was called to meet Korinos's Mayor Costas Grammatikopoulos.[4]

Facilities

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The station is unstaffed. The platforms are connected by subways. However, the station is not equipped with lifts. The station is equipped with onsite parking.

Services

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The station is on the main line of the Greek railway system that connects Athens in the south with Thessaloniki in the North (however Intercity services do not call at the station), As a result, the city is connected directly with Larissa and Thessaloniki via the Proastiakos[5] It is served by local stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka and Palaiofarsalos and by Proastiakos Thessaloniki to Larissa and Thessaloniki. There are around 22 services[6] that call at the station daily.

Station layout

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L
Ground/Concourse
Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 Π1   towards Thessaloniki (Aiginio) ←
Platform 2 Π1   towards Larissa (Katerini) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

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  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. ^ a b "OSE - 2013 Network Statement".
  4. ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κορινού – Τι ζητά από τον ΟΣΕ ο Δήμος Κατερίνης". May 2020.
  5. ^ TrainOSE timetables, Table 7A-7B Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Τρένα Λιτόχωρο - Θεσσαλονίκη: δρομολόγια, τιμές και εισιτήρια | Virail".