Velestino railway station

Velestino railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Βελεστίνου, romanized: Sidirodromikos Stathmos Velestino) is a railway station in Velestino in Thessaly, Greece. It is located outside the settlement. The station lies 17 km (11 mi) west of Volos and 40 km southeast of Larissa.

Βελεστίνου Velestino
A charter service with preserved metric DMU-2 trainset 4201 (formerly 2AK420.01 of Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnese railways) at Velestino station, Date Unknown.
Location	Velestino Magnesia Greece
Coordinates	39°23′24″N 22°45′35″E
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Larissa–Volos railway[1]
Platforms	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	22 April 1884
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Stefanovikeio toward Larissa Regional Volos Terminus
Location
Velestino, Thessaly Location within Greece

History

The station was opened on 22 April 1884 by the Thessaly Railways (now part of OSE). The line was designed by the Italian Evaristo de Chirico, (father of Giorgio de Chirico) soon after the liberation of Central Greece from the Ottomans. In 1960 the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and connected at Larissa with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki, allowing OSE to run through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki.

Facilities

The station has waiting rooms, and toilets.

Services

Today, the town is served by direct lines to the rest of Greece, via Larissa is directly linked with Athens once per day, with Thessaloniki twice per day, and with Larissa 15 times a day. There is also a direct service to Volos and the ferry's.

References

1. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".

External links

• Velestino Station - National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages