Xanthi railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ξάνθης, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Xànthi) is a railway station that servers the city of Xanthi, in Xanthi in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The station is located 3 km southeast[4] of the city centre, but still within the city limits. The station (as of 2019) is staffed, but only at peak times, but has waiting rooms and a taxi rank.
The station opened in 1900. Xanthi was annexed by Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War. On 17 October 1925, The Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former Salonica Monastir railway,[5] and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways, with the remaining section north of Florina ceded to Yugoslavia. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971, the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down. On 9 September 2007, the station reopened. Since 2007, the station is served by the Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to New Railway Station. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cut back, routes closed, and stations left abandoned as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis were cut back from six to just two trains a day, reducing the reliability of services and passenger numbers. In 2016 upgrade[6] work on the line resulted in no stopping services between Drama and Xanthi.[7] There is old abandoned boxcar shunted onto one of the sidetracks, very close to the station buildings. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[8] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[9]
Facilitiesedit
The station has waiting rooms within the original brick-built station building. There is a cafe-ouzerie next door.[4] The station is staffed only at peak times.
Servicesedit
On 25 September 2016, as part of the planned upgrade ‘reorganization’ of the rail network, the Drama-Xanthi rail link was suspended. The planned interruption was scheduled to take 6 to 9 months.[7] However, between 2018 and 2022, passenger traffic between Drama and Alexandroupoli was completely shut down. As of September 2022, trains are running again on weekdays between Xanthi and Alexandroupoli xanthiNea, but this service ended already in February 2023.
^ ab"Annexes". Network Statement(PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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Xanthi railway station Greek Sidhrodromikos Sta8mos 3an8hs romanized Sidirodromikos stathmos Xanthi is a railway station that servers the city of Xanthi in Xanthi in East Macedonia and Thrace Greece The station is located 3 km southeast 4 of the city centre but still within the city limits The station as of 2019 is staffed but only at peak times but has waiting rooms and a taxi rank 3an8h XanthiGeneral informationLocation67100 Xanthi 1 XanthiGreeceCoordinates41 07 26 N 24 53 33 E 41 1239 N 24 8925 E 41 1239 24 8925Owned byGAIAOSE 2 Line s Thessaloniki Alexandroupoli railway 3 Platforms2Tracks7 1 mothballed Train operatorsHellenic TrainConstructionStructure typeat gradePlatform levels1ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoAccessibleOther informationStatusStaffed Peaktime only Websitehttp www ose gr en HistoryOpened1900ElectrifiedNo 3 ServicesPreceding station Hellenic Train Following station Toxotestowards Thessaloniki InterCityThessaloniki AlexandroupolisFast train Komotinitowards Alexandroupolis InterCityThessaloniki Alexandroupolis Polysitotowards AlexandroupolisFormer servicePreceding station Turkish State Railways Following station Dramatowards Thessaloniki Friendship Express Komotinitowards IstanbulLocationXanthiLocation within Greece Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Services 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station opened in 1900 Xanthi was annexed by Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War On 17 October 1925 The Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former Salonica Monastir railway 5 and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways with the remaining section north of Florina ceded to Yugoslavia In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK taking over responsibilities for most of Greece s rail infrastructure On 1 January 1971 the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S A a state owned corporation Freight traffic declined sharply when the state imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down On 9 September 2007 the station reopened Since 2007 the station is served by the Proastiakos Thessaloniki services to New Railway Station In 2009 with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE s Management was forced to reduce services across the network Timetables were cut back routes closed and stations left abandoned as the government run entity attempted to reduce overheads Services from Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis were cut back from six to just two trains a day reducing the reliability of services and passenger numbers In 2016 upgrade 6 work on the line resulted in no stopping services between Drama and Xanthi 7 There is old abandoned boxcar shunted onto one of the sidetracks very close to the station buildings In 2017 OSE s passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane 8 infrastructure including stations remained under the control of OSE In July 2022 the station began being served by Hellenic Train the rebranded TranOSE 9 Facilities editThe station has waiting rooms within the original brick built station building There is a cafe ouzerie next door 4 The station is staffed only at peak times Services editOn 25 September 2016 as part of the planned upgrade reorganization of the rail network the Drama Xanthi rail link was suspended The planned interruption was scheduled to take 6 to 9 months 7 However between 2018 and 2022 passenger traffic between Drama and Alexandroupoli was completely shut down As of September 2022 trains are running again on weekdays between Xanthi and Alexandroupoli xanthiNea but this service ended already in February 2023 Between July 2005 and February 2011 the Friendship Express an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways TCDD and TrainOSE linking Istanbul s Sirkeci Terminal Turkey and Thessaloniki Greece made scheduled stops at Xanthi References edit Railway Station of Xanthi Vreite gr November 10 2016 Home gaiaose com a b Annexes Network Statement PDF 2023 ed Athens Hellenic Railways Organization 17 January 2023 pp 5 6 Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2023 Retrieved 24 September 2023 a b Train Station Xanthi amp Around Greece Xanthi amp Around www lonelyplanet com Le Journal des finances 15 janvier 1926 in French Trains in Greece Rail connection Greeka a b Eynoikh diata3h Nomoy gia toys ofeiletes twn Dhmwn Aithseis ews 31 Oktwbrioy dramini 20 September 2016 It s a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company s shares ypodomes com Retrieved 14 September 2017 TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train eyes expansion www ekathimerini com 2022 07 02 Retrieved 2023 08 25 External links editXanthi Station National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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