Summary
Korinos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Κορινού, romanized: Sidirodromikos 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Korinos Pieria Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°18′58″N 22°34′39″E / 40.3161500°N 22.5775400°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway[2] Korinos-Methoni-Aigini railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |   [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 9 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Korinos, Central Macedonia Location within Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
| Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 | Π1 towards Thessaloniki (Aiginio) ←
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| Platform 2 | Π1 towards Larissa (Katerini) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References edit
- ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
- ^ a b "OSE - 2013 Network Statement".
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κορινού – Τι ζητά από τον ΟΣΕ ο Δήμος Κατερίνης". May 2020.
- ^ TrainOSE timetables, Table 7A-7B Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Τρένα Λιτόχωρο - Θεσσαλονίκη: δρομολόγια, τιμές και εισιτήρια | Virail".