Larissa railway station

Larissa railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λάρισας, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Larísas) is the main station for Larissa in Thessaly, Greece. Located in a residential area, close to the city centre, it is served by InterCity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, Express services to Kalambaka, Regional services to Volos and (since 2008) the southern terminus for Line 1 of Proastiakos services to Thessaloniki. Larissa railway station should not be confused with Larissa Station in Athens (now known as Athens railway station).

Λάρισα
Larissa
Larissa railway station forecourt, December 2010
General information
Location37 Palaiologou, PC 412 23
Larissa
Greece
Coordinates39°37′46″N 22°25′22″E
Elevation83.00 metres (272.31 ft)
Owned byGAIAOSE
Line(s)
Distance151.7 kilometres (94.3 mi) from Thessaloniki
Platforms4
Tracks6
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened22 April 1884 (1884-04-22)
Closed8 March 1957 (1957-03-08)
Rebuilt26 August 1961 (1961-08-26)
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Original companyThessaly Railways
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Athens
Terminus
InterCity Express Thessaloniki
Terminus
Palaiofarsalos
towards Athens
InterCity
Athens–Thessaloniki
Katerini
towards Thessaloniki
Orfana
towards Palaiofarsalos
Regional
Larissa–Palaiofarsalos
Terminus
Terminus Local
Volos branch
Kypseli
towards Volos
Preceding station Proastiakos Following station
Rapsani
towards Thessaloniki
Line 1 Terminus
Former service
Preceding station Thessaly Railways Following station
Terminus Larissa–Volos Chalki
towards Volos
Location
Larissa, Thessaly
Location within Greece
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