Strymon-Kulata railway

the line consists of a single line of normal width (1,435mm) with a total length of 14.5 km, made of old superstructure materials (S33B rails and S33 metal sleepers). The line is marked, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) and a maximum axle load of 20.0tn. On the line of Strymon - Promachonas there are 2 tunnels and 5 bridges, while the transport of passengers through 2 Stations is served.[2]

The southern terminus of the Strymon–Kulata railway is Strymon on a spur from the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli line. At Strymon, the line connects with a northbound line along Strymon River Valley to Promachonas, The line consists of a railway of approximately 17.5-kilometre-long (10.9 mi), of which 16.1-kilometre-long (10.0 mi) are located within Greece, with the remaining 1.4-kilometre-long (0.87 mi) located in Bulgaria.The Line then joins with the Bulgarian network at Kulata. At Kulata the line extends to Sofia, via Bulgariavia.[2]

The main stations on the Thessaloniki–Bitola railway are:

• Strymon railway station
• Kulata railway station

The Strymon - Koulata Railway Line is an international Regional railway line between Greece and Bulgaria.

• Thessaloniki-Sofia Express Thessaloniki–Sofia[3]
• Regional services Kulata–Strymon[3]

(Until further notice, this train is substituted for a 14-kilometre-long (8.7 mi) Rail Replacement Bus Service between Kulata on the Bulgarian side of the Greek border & Strymon on the Greek side is in operation, from where a train continues to Thessaloniki.)

• Chemins de fer Orientaux

• Gounaris, Basil C. (1993). Steam over Macedonia, 1870-1912. East European Monographs. ISBN 978-0880332774.