Doxaras railway station

Doxaras railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δοξαρά, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Doxaras) is a railway station in Doxaras, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. It is located 550m west of the village. It is served by only two trains a day (as of 2020).

Δοξαρά
Doxaras
LocationDoxaras
Larissa
Greece
Coordinates39°16′31″N 22°09′56″E
Owned byOSE
Line(s)Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Disabled access
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Openedbefore 1924
Electrified25 kV AC[2]
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station
Kranonas
toward Thessaloniki
TrainOSE
Location
Doxaras
Location within Greece

History

On 10 April 1924 in Doxaras, twelve masked[3] men disguised as Manlicher rifles boarded the northbound train from Athens to Thessaloniki at around 01:00 and proceeded to rob the passengers, among them the Minister of Social Welfare of Pazis and the former governor of Macedonia, Ioannis Valalas.[4] The thieves escaped with a haul estimated at around 400,000 Δρ.[5] It was the first large-scale train robbery in Greek history.

On 16 January 1972, at around 16:45[6] on the line between Doxaras and Orfana, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana coursed an express train and a military relief train to collided in bad weather on the single track line. The southbound diesel hauled Acropolis Express and northbound Number 121 Athens-Thessaloniki, (known as posta) were allowed to proceed[7] without first allowing a passing loop. 21 people died and more than 40 were injured[8] in one of the deadliest rail accident in Greece.[9][10] Nikolaos Gekas[11] The stationmaster at Orfana was later sentence of 5 years for his part in the disaster.[12]

Services

The station is served by local trains to Thessaloniki, Larissa and Paleofarsalos, with only two services calling at the station.

Station Layout
L
Ground/Concourse		 Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 → towards Thessaloniki (Kranonas) ←
Platform 2 → towards Palaiofarsalos (Orfana) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
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References
  1. https://www.ose.gr/images/150/PDS.pdf
  3. https://www.pagenews.gr/2020/04/10/ellada/auti-itan-i-proti-listeia-trenou-stin-ellada/
  4. https://www.vice.com/gr/article/pan799/h-prwth-lhsteia-trenoy-sthn-ellada-eixe-peroykes-moysia-kai-8ymata-ypoyrgoys
  5. https://www.pagenews.gr/2020/04/10/ellada/auti-itan-i-proti-listeia-trenou-stin-ellada/
  6. https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
  7. http://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
  8. https://www.protothema.gr/stories/article/932279/derveni-korinthias-1968-doxaras-larisas-1972-duo-polunekra-sidirodromika-dustuhimata/
  9. http://iteakarditsas.blogspot.com/2014/03/1972.html
  10. https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
  11. https://www.protothema.gr/stories/article/932279/derveni-korinthias-1968-doxaras-larisas-1972-duo-polunekra-sidirodromika-dustuhimata/
  12. http://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
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