Strymon-Kulata railway

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Strymon–Kulata railway
A class 220 Adtranz/Bombardier at Strymon in 2010
Overview
Status	Non-Operational (Replaced by motorbus)
Owner	GAIAOSE[1]
Locale	Greece (Central Macedonia), Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad)
Termini	Strymon 40°38′40″N 22°55′46″E / 40.6444°N 22.9294°E / 40.6444; 22.9294 Kulata 41°23′15″N 23°21′50″E / 41.3875°N 23.363889°E / 41.3875; 23.363889
Stations	3
Service
System	Regional (cross border)
Operator(s)	Hellenic Train
History
Opened	(2024-11-08UTC19:56:18)
Technical
Line length	17.5 km (10.9 mi)
Number of tracks	single track[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	No
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph) maximum
Route map Legend to Sofia Kulata Koulatas depot Bulgaria Greece border Promachonas A 25 to Thessaloniki Strymonas to Alexandroupoli This diagram: view talk edit

The Strymon-Kulata railway is a 17.5-kilometre-long (10.9 mi) railway line that connects the village of Strymon in Greece with Kulata in Bulgaria. The line unites three villages on opposite sides of the border, Strymon and Promachonas in Serres, Greece, and Kulata in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, and is entrance/exit to the Greek rail network from Bulgaria.^[3]