Litochoro railway station
Λιτόχωρο Litochoro | |||||||||||
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Litochoro railway station from the roadside, 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Leptokarya Pieria Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°07′31″N 22°33′01″E / 40.1251545°N 22.5501412°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
| Line | Piraeus–Platy railway[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 in regular use) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed (before 2025)[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2006? | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 September 2007 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC[2][4] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 motorway 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.
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[5] 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.[6]
In May 2025, the Macedonia-Thrace Branch of the Panhellenic Association of Paraplegics addressed the competent ministers and other stakeholders, requesting that Litochoro railway station finally acquire the minimum infrastructure and that the existing infrastructure of Leptokarya station be maintained.[7]
The station is owned by GAIAOSE, which since 3 October 2001 owns most railway stations in Greece: the company was also in charge of rolling stock from December 2014 until October 2025, when Greek Railways (the owner of the Piraeus–Platy railway) took over that responsibility.[1][8]
Facilities
The station is staffed with a working ticket office (as of 2019). The station currently has four platforms; however, only two are currently in regular use. There are waiting rooms on platform one and waiting shelters on 2-4. Access to the platforms is via a subway under the lines, however, the station is not equipped with lifts.[9] The platforms have shelters with seating; however, there are no Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on the platforms. The station, however, does have a buffet. There is also Parking in the forecourt.
Services
As of 12 May 2025, Line T1[10] of the Thessaloniki Regional Railway calls at this station,[11] with eight trains per day in each direction to Larissa and Thessaloniki.[12]
Station 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 | towards Thessaloniki (Katerini) ← | |
| Platform 2 | towards Larissa (Leptokarya) → | |
| Island platform, doors on the right/left | ||
| Platform 4 | non-regular use | |
Gallery
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Leptokarya Old station, 11 August 1990
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The old station building, 22 August 2010
References
- ^ a b "Ιστορικό Εταιρείας" [Company History]. GAIAOSE (in Greek). Athens. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιτοχώρου: Παλιός, επικίνδυνος, χωρίς την αναγκαία και επιβεβλημένη υποδομή" (in Greek). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "SDCEM : Tithorea Domokos High Speed Line - Railway Electrification project". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιτοχώρου". www.enipeas.net. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιτοχώρου: Παλιός, επικίνδυνος, χωρίς την αναγκαία και επιβεβλημένη υποδομή" (in Greek). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιτοχώρου: Παλιός, επικίνδυνος, χωρίς την αναγκαία και επιβεβλημένη υποδομή" (in Greek). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Law 4313/2014, 17 December 2014 (FEK A' 261/17.12.2014). Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιτοχώρου: Παλιός, επικίνδυνος, χωρίς την αναγκαία και επιβεβλημένη υποδομή" (in Greek). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
- ^ "Map". Hellenic Train. Athens. 10 March 2025. Archived from the original (SVG) on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Hellenic Train Ticketing". Hellenic Train (in Greek). Athens. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
