Orfana railway station
Orfana Ορφανά | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Orfana Karditsa Greece | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°24′12″N 22°13′41″E / 39.4034°N 22.2281°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||
| Line | Piraeus–Platy railway | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2] | ||||||||||||
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Orfana railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ορφανών, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Orfanon) is a railway station in Orfana, Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece. It is located just east of the village. Opened in 1995, replacing an older station of the same name.
History
On 16 January 1972, at around 1645 hours[3] on the line between Orfana and Doxara, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana caused an express train and a military relief train to collide in bad weather on the single track line. The southbound diesel hauled Acropolis Express and northbound Number 121 Athens-Thessaloniki, (known as posta) were allowed to proceed[4] without first allowing a passing loop. 21 people died, and more than 40 were injured[5] in one of the deadliest rail accidents in Greece.[6][3] Nikolaos Gekas[5] The stationmaster at Orfana was later sentenced to 5 years for his part in the disaster.[7]
Facilities
The station is an unstaffed halt, with few facilities, aside from two small shelters with seating. There is no cafe or shop on-site. At platform level, there are sheltered seating but no Dot-matrix display departure, arrival screens or public address (PA) systems; however, timetable poster boards on both platforms are available.
Services
The station is served the following Hellenic Train services:
- Regional services to Palaiofarsalos and Larissa 8tpd
Station layout
| L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
| Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 | to Thessaloniki (Larissa) ← | |
| Platform 2 | to Palaiofarsalos (Kalambaka) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Ιστορικό Εταιρείας" [Company History]. GAIAOSE (in Greek). Athens. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "OSE 120 — Trainspo".
- ^ a b "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". Μηχανη Του Χρονου. January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Δερβένι Κορινθίας (1968) - Δοξαράς Λάρισας (1972): Δύο πολύνεκρα σιδηροδρομικά δυστυχήματα". 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Ιτέα Καρδίτσας: Το πολύνεκρο δυστύχημα τραίνων στα Ορφανά το 1972". 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2020.