Neo Petritsi railway station

Neo Petritsi railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Νέο Πετρίτσι, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Neo Petritsi) is a railway station that servers the community of Petritsi, in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. The station is located just south of the settlement but still within the settlement limits. The station is unstaffed.^{[citation needed]}

Νέο Πετρίτσι Neo Petritsi
General information
Location	Sintiki 620 43, Serres Greece
Coordinates	41°16′12″N 23°17′52″E / 41.26998°N 23.297681°E / 41.26998; 23.297681
Owned by	GAIAOSE^[1]
Line(s)	Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway^[2]
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Connections
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Depth	1
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Electrified	No^[2]
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station Vyroneia towards Thessaloniki InterCity Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli Fast train Sidirokastro towards Alexandroupoli InterCity Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli Strymonas towards Alexandroupoli InterCity Thessaloniki–Serres Strymonas towards Serres
Location
Neo Petritsi Location within Greece

History

In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, routes closed, and stations left abandoned^[3] as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis were reduced from six to just two trains a day, reducing the reliability of services and passenger numbers. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane^[4] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. Since 2020, the station is served by the Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to New Railway Station. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE^[5]

Facilities

The station is little more than a halt, with only a small brick building (set back from the platform edge. As of (2022) the station is unstaffed, with no staffed booking office. There is no footbridge over the lines, though passengers can walk across the rails and not wheelchair accessible. The platform has a shelter with seating. However, there are no electronic departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on the platforms.^{[citation needed]}

Services

It is served by two long-distance trains between Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis. Proastiakos service from Thessaloniki new railway station continues on, with stopping services to Serres.^[6]

References

1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
2. "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 5-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
3. "10 λόγοι για να κλείσεις τραπέζι στο Fuga! [εικόνες]". Reader (in Greek). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
4. "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
5. "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion". ekathimerini.com. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
6. "Δελτίο Τύπου 30/01/2020 - Νέα δρομολόγια μεταξύ Θεσσαλονίκης - Κιλκίς - Σερρών και αντίστροφα από 03.02.2020". TrainOSE. 30 January 2020.

External links

• Vyroneia Station - National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages