Kilkis railway station

Kirki railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κιλκίς, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Kirki) is a railway station in the small town of Kristoni, that serveres the nearby town of Kilkis, both in Kilkis in Central Macedonia, Greece. The station is unmanned, but has waiting rooms available and a taxi rank

Κιλκίς
Kilkis
LocationKristoni 611 00, Greece
Kilkis
Greece
Coordinates40°57′30″N 22°51′25″E
Owned byOSE
Line(s) Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway[1]
Platforms3
Tracks4
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Disabled access
Other information
Statusunstaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1900
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station
Gallikos
Regional
Hersos
toward Ormenio
Pedino
toward Thessaloniki
InterCity
Metalliko
Location
Kilkis
Location within Greece

History

The station opened in 1900.

Services

It is served by long-distance and Intercity services between Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis, and Regional services to Ormenio

Between July 2005 and February 2011 the Friendship Express, (an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and TrainOSE S.A. linking Istanbul's Sirkeci Terminal, Turkey and Thessaloniki, Greece) made scheduled stops at Kilkis.

References

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