Ypsilantis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Υψηλάντη, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Ypsilantis) is a railway station in Ypsilantis, Boeotia, Greece. The station opened on 8 March 1904.[citation needed], along with the rest of the line. It is served by Regional trains to Athens and Leianokladi.[3]
Υψηλάντης Ypsilantis | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Ypsilantis, Boeotia Greece |
| Coordinates | 38°22′45″N 23°06′42″E / 38.3793°N 23.1118°E |
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] |
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway[2] |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Train operators | Hellenic Train |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | at-grade |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 March 1904 |
| Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2] |
| Location | |
  Ypsilantis Location within Greece | |
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History edit
The station opened on 8 March 1904.[citation needed], along with the rest of the line. In 1920 Hellenic State Railways or SEK was established, and the line became part of the network. During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Athens was controlled by German military forces, and the line was used for the transport of troops and weapons. During the occupation (and especially during the German withdrawal in 1944), the network was severely damaged by both the German army and Greek resistance groups. The track and rolling stock replacement took time following the civil war, with normal service levels resumed around 1948.
In 1970 OSE became the legal successor[4] 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 transporting agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down. It was during this time that buslike shelters were installed on both platforms.
In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE; it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.[1] In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[5] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[6] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[7]
Facilities edit
The station has 2 Basic shelters on each platform but no digital display screens. The station remains little more than an unstaffed halt.
Services edit
It is served by Regional services between Athens and Leianokladi.[8] The station sees around 2 trains per-day.
Station layout edit
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| Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 |  towards Leianokladi (Alalkomenes) ←
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| Platform 2 | towards Athens (Aliartos) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ a b "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
- ^ TrainOSE 2013 timetable Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Law 674/1971, Government Gazette A-192/1970
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
- ^ "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". Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ TrainOSE 2013 timetable Archived January 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine