Livadeia railway station

Livadeia railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λιβαδειάς, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Livadeias) is a railway station close to Livadeia, Boeotia, Greece. The station opened on 8 March 1904., along with the rest of the line. It is served by intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, and by regional trains to Kalampaka.[2]

Λιβαδειά
Livadeia
Livadeia railway station (2 December 2008).
LocationLivadeia 321 00
Boeotia
Greece
Coordinates38°28′14″N 22°55′36″E
Owned byOSE
Line(s) Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Disabled access
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened8 March 1904
Electrified25 kV AC[1]
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station
Alalkomenai
toward Athens
Regional
Cheronia
toward Leianokladi
Aliartos
toward Athens
Express
toward Kalambaka
toward Athens
InterCity
toward Thessaloniki
Location
Livadeia
Location within Greece

History

The station opened on 8 March 1904., along with the rest of the line. In 1920 the line, became part of the Hellenic State Railways. In 1971, the Hellenic State Railways was reorganised into the OSE [3] taking over responsibilities for most for Greece’s rail infrastructure. The station closed in 2016 for renovations and track upgrades. On 20 February 2017 TRAINOSE announced the start of the pilot Proastiakos route for Athens-Tithorea-Athens.[4] While this services has yet to be implemented, local stoping services now call at Livadeia. The station reopened on 15 December 2017[5] and was officially inaugurated on 8 January 2018, at the same time as the rest of the Tithorea-Lianokladi section of the line[6][7]

Facilities

The station has waiting rooms and staffed booking office within the original brick-built station building. The station has a buffet. Basic shelters are located on Platform 2, along with digital display screens on both platforms. There is a taxi rank in the forecourt, with a postbox at the front entrance. However there is no onsite parking at the station.

Services

It is served by Regional and Intercity services between Athens, Kalambaka, Leianokladi and Thessaloniki.[8] In February 2018 new services commenced between new Tithorea - Lianokladi high-speed line.[9] The station sees around 16 trains per-day.

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