Katerini railway station

Katerini railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Κατερίνης, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Katerinis) is a railway station in Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece. Located in a residential area, close to the city centre, it opened on 2 September 1961. It is served by trains between Athens and Thessaloniki and since 9 September 2007, it is served by the Suburban railway for Thessaloniki, Litochoro and Larissa.

Κατερίνη Katerini
DMU MAN OSE local service 1592 (from Larissa to Thessaloniki) approaching Katerini station, November 2011
Location	Katerini 601 00, Greece Pieria Greece
Coordinates	40°16′07″N 22°31′53″E
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Intercity Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Connections	Proastiakos Thessaloniki[1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access
Other information
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Rebuilt	2 September 1961
Electrified	25 kV AC[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Korinos toward Thessaloniki Line 1 Litochoro toward Larissa Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Korinos toward Thessaloniki TrainOSE Litochoro toward Palaiofarsalos Korinos toward Thessaloniki TrainOSE Litochoro toward Kalambaka Larissa toward Athens Intercity Platy toward Thessaloniki
Location
Katerini, Central Macedonia Location within Greece

Facilities

The station is staffed, with a working ticket office (as of 2019) and has a restaurant on platform 1. The platforms are connected by subways, however the station is not equipped with lifts. The station is equipped with onsite parking.

Services

The station is on the main line of the Greek railway system that connects Athens in the south with Thessaloniki in the North. As a result, the city is connected directly with Larissa and Thessaloniki via the Proastiakos[3] It is also connected with Athens and all the intermediate stations by Intercity train lines.

It is served by local stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka and Palaiofarsalos and Intercity services. Since 2008, it has been served by Proastiakos Thessaloniki to Larissa and Thessaloniki. There are around 22 services[4] that call at the station daily.

The station interior and approach

• 
  4-car AEG DMU of Greek railways as a Regional train leaving Katerini's station, 17 November 2011.
• 
  The Station approaches 2 June 2016.
• 
  Vintage WWI postcard, photo taken at Katerini Station, the names of the subjects in the photo are only identified as E. L. G. and The Doctor, Date Unknown.

References

1. "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
2. "OSE - 2013 Network Statement".
3. TrainOSE timetables, Table 7A-7B Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. https://www.virail.gr/treno-litoxwro-oessalonikh

External links

• https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?id=77318&lng=2