Idomeni railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ειδομένης, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Idoménis) is a railway station serving the settlement of Idomeni in Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece. Opened in 1947, it is located on the Thessaloniki–Skopje railway just east of the town centre. The station is ordinarily served by trains from Thessaloniki to Skopje and Belgrade.[3][4]
Ειδομένη Idomeni | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Paionia 614 00, Paionia, Kilkis Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°07′15″N 22°31′05″E / 41.120778°N 22.517975°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Thessaloniki–Skopje railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 14 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train, Serbian Railways, Makedonski Železnici | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible |       | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1947 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editThe station was opened in 1947. On 1 January 1971, the station was transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE), a state-owned corporation and the legal successor to the Hellenic State Railways (SEK). Freight traffic declined sharply when OSE's state-imposed monopoly on the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s, and many small stations of the network with low passenger traffic were closed. The station was reopened on 9 September 2007. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding, OSE management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cut back, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. International services were suspended in 2011 before being restored in May 2014.[3][4] International services were again suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Facilities
editThe station has waiting rooms and a staffed ticket office. The station has no buffet, but a restaurant is located next door. Parking in the forecourt is available.
Services
editInternational services were suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ "OSE 120 — Trainspo".
- ^ a b "International Services". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Ζωντανεύει ο σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ειδομένης". Real.gr (in Greek). Athens. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "International Railway Services". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 15 June 2021.