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Sindos railway station

Coordinates: 40°40′27″N 22°48′20″E / 40.674154°N 22.805510°E / 40.674154; 22.805510
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General information
LocationDelta 574 00
Thessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°40′27″N 22°48′20″E / 40.674154°N 22.805510°E / 40.674154; 22.805510
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)
  Express
  Regional
Piraeus–Platy railway[2] and
Thessaloniki–Bitola railway[3]
Platforms2 (1 disused)
Tracks5
Train operatorsHellenic Train
ConnectionsProastiakos ThessalonikiProastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π2[2]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Rebuilt9 September 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-09)
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2][4]
Services
Preceding station Proastiakos Following station
Thessaloniki
Terminus
 Line 1 Adendro
towards Larissa
Line 2 Adendro
towards Florina
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Thessaloniki
Terminus
 Regional Adendro
towards Palaiofarsalos
Line 2 Adendro
towards Florina
Express Adendro
towards Kalambaka
Location
Sindos, Central Macedonia is located in Greece
Sindos, Central Macedonia
Sindos, Central Macedonia
Location within Greece

Sindos railway station (Template:Lang-el) is a railway station that serves the suburb of Sindos in the municipality of Delta, Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Opened on 9 September 2007, along with the suburban railway. The station is served by Regional stopping services Florina, Kalambaka, Palaiofarsalos and Thessaloniki, and since 9 September 2007 by Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to Larissa, Edessa, and Thessaloniki.[5] In the future, the station will join the Thessaloniki Metro through an extension from NSSTH and Kordelio. The old station building will house the museum of the Balkan Games.

History

Opened in 1877 in what was then the Ottoman Empire, by the Société du Chemin de Fer ottoman Salonique-Monastir, a branchline of the Chemins de fer Orientaux from Thessaloniki to Bitola. During this period Northern Greece and the southern Balkans where still under Ottoman rule. Sindos was annexed by Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War. On 17 October 1925 The Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former Salonica Monastir railway[6] and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways, with the remaining section north of Florina seeded to Yugoslavia.

In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station, and most of Greek rail infrastructure where transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. 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. In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE, it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance, of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.[1] In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface.

On 9 September 2007, the station reopened. Since 2007, the station is served by the Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to New Railway Station. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2008, all Proastiakos were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. the following year, in 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[7] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station is still housed in the original 19th-century brick-built station building. As of (2020) the station is unstaffed, with no staffed booking office. However, there are waiting rooms. Access to the platforms is via a subway under the lines, with wheelchair accessible by elevator. The platforms have shelters with seating. However, there are no Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on the platforms. The station, however does have a buffet called POYΦ. There is also a taxi rank and Parking in the forecourt, and infrequent buses do call at the station.

Services

The station is served the following lines of the Thessaloniki Proastiakos or suburban railway:

1[8] Thessaloniki - Larissa[9] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Thessaloniki).[10]

2[8] Thessaloniki - Florina[11] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Thessaloniki).[10]

The station is served the following TrainOSE services:

The station is also served by local buses: (All services are accessible from the forecourt).

Station layout

L
Ground/Concourse 		Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
Ε1
Side platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 1A Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki towards Thessaloniki ←
Platform 1B Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π2 Proastiakos Thessaloniki towards Thessaloniki ←
Through Lines TrainOSE Lines
Through Lines TrainOSE Lines
Platform 2A Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki towards Larissa (Adendro) →
Platform 2B Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π2 Proastiakos Thessaloniki towards Edessa (Adendro) →
Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 3 In non-regular use

References

  1. ^ a b "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ a b c "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  4. ^ "SDCEM : Tithorea Domokos High Speed Line - Railway Electrification project".
  5. ^ TrainOSE 2013 timetable Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Le Journal des finances, 15 janvier 1926 (in French)
  7. ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b http://www.trainose.gr/επιβατικό-έργο/υπηρεσίες-για-τον-επιβάτη/υπηρεσίες-στο-σταθμό/ [dead link‍]
  9. ^ Proastiakos timetable 2020
  10. ^ a b "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
  11. ^ TrainOSE 2013 timetable Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ TrainOSE 2013 timetable Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
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