Litochoro railway station

Litochoro railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λιτοχώρου, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Litochoro) is a railway station in Litohoro, a town in Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. The station currently has four platforms, however only are two are currently in regular use. The station is located across the A1 road from the residential area, close to the town centre, and sits around 130m from the shoreline. The stations is also one of the closest active station to Mount Olympus National Monument, and sits in the showdown of the ancient landmark.

Λιτοχώρου Litochoro
Litochoro railway station from the roadside, 2014
Location	Leptokarya Pieria Greece
Coordinates	40.1251545°N 22.5501412°E / 40.1251545; 22.5501412
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms	4 (2 in regular use)
Tracks	3
Train operators	TrainOSE
Connections	Proastiakos Thessaloniki[1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	1916
Closed	2007?
Rebuilt	9 September 2007
Electrified	25 kV AC[1]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Katerini toward Thessaloniki Line 1 Leptokarya toward Larissa Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Katerini toward Thessaloniki TrainOSE Leptokarya toward Palaiofarsalos Katerini toward Thessaloniki TrainOSE Leptokarya toward Kalambaka
Location
Litochoro Location within Greece

History

The station was built in 1916. It was relocated 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south and a new station with the same name opened on 9 September 2007 at a cost of €1.4 million[2] on new SGYT section of line from Leptokarya to Katerini. The original station and the section of line it sat on has since been abandoned. Further upgrades to the line to allow Proastiakos services to access the line followed. It was the terminal of the line from its opening until 7 September 2008, when the line was extended to Larissa. The station has suffered from poor maintenance and Repeat vandalism.

Facilities

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

Services

It is served by local stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka and Palaiofarsalos. Since 2008, it has been served by Proastiakos Thessaloniki to Larissa and Thessaloniki. There are around 22 services[3] that call at the station daily.

Line Layout

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 3	non-regular use
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	Π1 towards Thessaloniki (Katerini) ←
	Platform 2	Π1 towards Thessaloniki (Leptokarya) →
	Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 4	non-regular use

The station Exterior and Approach

• 
  Leptokarya Old station in 1990 (Photo by Falk2)
• 
  The old station building in 2010 (Photo by Zdvihak)

References

1. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
2. http://www.enipeas.net/index.php/component/k2/item/37-σιδηροδρομικός-σταθμός-λιτοχώρου.html
3. https://www.virail.gr/treno-litoxwro-oessalonikh