Larissa railway station

The station opened on 22 April 1884[7] by the Thessaly Railways. The original station building (and the line) was designed by the Italian Evaristo de Chirico, (father of Giorgio de Chirico). The line was authorise by the Greek government under the law AMH’/22.6.1882.[8] soon after the liberation of Central Greece from the Ottomans. In 1955 Thessaly Railways was absorbed into Hellenic State Railways (SEK).[9] In 1960 the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and connected though Larissa to the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki, allowing through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. In 2005 part of station building was given over to a museum. Housed in auxiliary buildings of the main station building, it's houses railway Paraphernalia from Thessaly Railways and the 1930s and is run by Association of Friends of the Larissa Railway (S.F.S.L.).[10]

In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2011 it was reported that the Greek government was looking at divestiture of certain high-profile assets of OSE, namely a number of the larger terminal stations, most notably Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Volos and also Larissa.[11] In January 2017, heavy snowfall forced many trains services to be suspended. [12] In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[13] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In 2018 a new coffee shop opened within the station.[14] In 2019 the station received negative publicity after it was reported the high levels of rubbish left in and round the station.[15][16] The issue stemmed for one of finally responsibility[17] for cleaning and maintaining the station forecourt.[18][19]

The station has waiting rooms and staffed ticket office within an 1960s era building. The station has a buffet, and new coffee shop.[20] The station is equipped with Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens on the platforms for passenger information. There is a taxi rank and Parking in the forecourt.

In June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic the station was one of the first in Greece to Utilise thermal cameras in order to measure the temperature of staff and passengers, as an additional precautionary measure against the coronavirus.[21]

The station is served by regional stopping services to Thessaloniki, Kalambaka, Palaiofarsalos and Volos.[6] It is also served by InterCity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki. Since 2008, it has served as the terminaus for line 1 of Proastiakos services to Thessaloniki.

The station is served by local and regional buses. KTEL operates Lines 3, 11 & 14 while OSE operates Lines 573/4, 575/6 & 577/0. All services are accessible from the forecourt.

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  Unit A462, an OSE diesel locomotive stands at Larissa station between duties 6 November 1992.
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  Unit A422 (still sporting the familiar DB blue and white livery), a Krauss-Maffei built diesel-electric locomotive from the 1960s seen at Larissa on 6 November 1992.
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  Photo of the snow covered platforms of Larissa station 16 December 2010

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