Alexandroupolis railway station

Alexandroupolis railway station or Alexandroupolid Port railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιμένα Αλεξανδρούπολης, romanized: Sidirodromikos Stathmos Limena Alexandroupolis) is the main railway station of Alexandroupolis in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Built-in the 1950s to combine the city's then-two stations, the current station is located in the city centre and acts as an interchange for services to Ormenio and Thessaloniki. Trains approaching from Thessaloniki must reverse for a few hundred meters to reach the station.

Αλεξανδρούπολη
Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupolis station July 2012
General information
LocationAlexandroupolis
Evros
Greece
Coordinates40°50′42″N 25°52′45″E
Owned byGAIAOSE
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusOperational
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1874
Rebuilt1958
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Terminus InterCity
Thessaloniki-Alexandroupolis
Kirki
towards Thessaloniki
Regional
Alexandroupolis-Ormenio
Feres
towards Kiato
Former service
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Komotini
towards Thessaloniki
Friendship Express Pythion
towards Istanbul
Location
Alexandroupolis
Location within Greece
Alexandroupolis railway station
line structure
Diagram not to scale
Island platform (Platforms 1 & 2)
to Thessaloniki/Ormenio
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