Feres railway station

Feres railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Φερών, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Ferón) is a railway station that serves the town of Feres, Evros in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Located 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) west of the town center, the station opened in 1896 by the Chemins de fer Orientaux, (now part of OSE). Today TrainOSE operates just 4 daily Regional trains[2] to Alexandroupoli and Ormenio. The station is unstaffed[3] however there are waiting rooms available, if open. Feres is the first stop after Alexandroupolis, as the railway heads north.[4]

Φέρες Feres
Location	Feres Evros Greece
Coordinates	40°53′28″N 26°11′05″E
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Regional Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad railway[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 (2 disused)
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	1896
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Alexandroupoli Terminus Regional Peplos toward Ormenio
Location
Feres Location within Greece

History

The station was opened in June 1872 when the line from Alexandroupoli (then Dedeagac) to Istanbul via Edirne was completed.[5] Feres (Ottoman: Feretzik) was one of the stations on this line.[6] Until 1909 there was no connection between the lines Istanbul–Alexandroupoli and Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli (opened in 1896) at Alexandroupoli; a connection existed between Feres and Potamos (near current Avas).[6]

Services

As of 2020, the station is only served by two daily pairs of regional trains Alexandroupoli–Ormenio.[7]

References

1. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
2. https://tickets.trainose.gr/dromologia/
3. https://www.evros-news.gr/2017/05/12/πύθιο-παρατημένος-καταστρέφεται-ο-πρ/
4. Δ. Μυρτσίδης (20 Ιουνίου 2012). "Το σιδηροδρομικό δίκτυο του Έβρου". Σιδηροδρομικά Νέα. Retrieved 2016-03-30. Check date values in: |date= (help)
5. Δημήτριος Κίτσος, Ζαφειρία Κοσκίου και Φωτεινή Κυριακοπούλου (ed.). "Αλεξανδρούπολη: Εν αρχή ην … ο σιδηρόδρομος" (PDF). Πρόγραμμα Τοπικής Ιστορίας. 3ο Γυμνάσιο Αλεξ/πολης «Δόμνα Βισβίζη». pp. 34–35. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
6. Πέτρος Γ. Αλεπάκος. "Η γραμμή του Οθωμανικού Ενωτικού Σιδηροδρόμου Θεσσαλονίκης – Κωνσταντινούπολης (JSC) στο Δεδέαγατς". Πολίτης της Θράκης. 234 (Σεπτέμβριος 2010). Αναδημ. στο alepakos.blogspot.gr. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
7. "Search schedule Alexandroupoli Port - Ferres". TrainOSE. Retrieved 25 June 2020.