Melissiatika railway station
Melissiatika railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Μελισσιατίκων, romanized: Sidirodromikos Stathmos Melissiatika) is a suburban railway station in Volos in Thessaly, Greece. The station opened in 1960, thus is the only station on the Larissa-Volos railway built after the opening of the line and the Thessaly Railways was absorbed by the Hellenic State Railways. It is served by local trains between Larissa and Volos.
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Location | Nea Ionia 385 00, Volos, Greece Magnesia Greece | ||||
Coordinates | 39°23′12″N 22°54′44″E | ||||
Owned by | OSE | ||||
Line(s) | Larissa-Volos railway[1] | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Train operators | TrainOSE | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | at-grade | ||||
Parking | No | ||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
Disabled access | |||||
Other information | |||||
Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1960 | ||||
Electrified | No | ||||
Location | |||||
Melissiatika, Thessaly Location within Greece |
Facilities
The station is little more than a halt, with a single platform and brick shelter with a ticket office (closed). There are no facilities at the station, apart from 2 benches and a (doorless) shelter.
Services
The station was served by direct lines to the rest of Greece, via Larissa and is directly linked with Athens once per day, with Thessaloniki twice per day, and with Larissa 15 times a day. As of 2020, passenger service has been suspended.