Thessaly Railways

Thessaly Railways
Overview
Native nameΣιδηρόδρομοι Θεσσαλίας
OwnerPrivate (1884-1955), Hellenic State Railways (1955–1970)
Hellenic Railways Organisation (since 1970)
LocaleThessaly
History
Commenced1882 (1882)
Opened22 April 1884 (1884-04-22)
Completed16 June 1886 (1886-06-16)
Technical
Line length203 km (126 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrificationpartial
Thessaly Railways (1901)

Thessaly Railways (Greek: Σιδηρόδρομοι Θεσσαλίας) was a private railway company in Greece, which owned and operated the metre gauge railway network of Thessaly and Pelion railway from 1884 to 1955, when the private company was absorbed by the Hellenic State Railways state-owned company. Today the term usually refers to the section of mainline between Domokos and Rapsani and its two branches, the West Thessaly branch to Kalambaka and the Volos branch.