Thessaloniki railway station

For the metro station, see New Railway Station metro station. For the former railway station in Thessaloniki, see Old Thessaloniki railway station.

Hellenic Train
Θεσσαλονίκη
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Suburban Railway
The Thessaloniki–Belgrade Express waiting to depart the station in April 2010
General information
Location28 Monastiriou Street[1]
Thessaloniki
Central Macedonia
Greece
Coordinates40°38′40″N 22°55′46″E / 40.64444°N 22.92944°E / 40.64444; 22.92944
Owned byGAIAOSE[2][1]
Line(s)
  InterCity Express
  InterCity
  Express
  Regional
Thessaloniki–Bitola railway[3]
Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway[4] Piraeus–Platy railway[5] Thessaloniki–Skopje railway
Platforms7 (1 disused)
Tracks9
Train operatorsHellenic Train, Serbian Railways, Makedonski Železnici
Bus routesAlexandroupoli Port, Dikaia
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus
Proastiakos ThessalonikiProastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π2[4]
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible
ArchitectHans Kleinschmidt
Architectural styleModernist New Objectivity (architecture)
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeTHN (Passenger)
TH (Freight)
DL (Marshalling)
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Rebuilt1937-1967[6]
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz[4] (1998; 26 years ago (1998))
Key dates
6 December 1961Railway station opened
7 September 2007Suburban Railway Line 1 opened[7]
25 January 2008Suburban Railway Line 2 opened[7]
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Hellenic Train Following station
Larissa
towards Athens
 InterCity Express Terminus
Platy
towards Athens
 InterCity
Athens–Thessaloniki
Gallikos
towards Alexandroupoli
 InterCity
Thessaloniki–Alexandroupolis
Fast train
Nea Filadelfeia
towards Alexandroupoli
 InterCity
Thessaloniki–Alexandroupolis
Nea Filadelfeia
towards Serres
 InterCity
Thessaloniki–Serres
Idomeni
towards Belgrade
 Hellas Express
Terminus Thessaloniki-Sofia Express Strymonas
towards Sofia
Preceding station Proastiakos Following station
Terminus Line 1 Sindos
towards Larissa
Line 2 Sindos
towards Florina
Line 3 Nea Filadelfeia
towards Serres
Future services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Thessaloniki Metro Following station
Terminus Line 1 Dimokratias
towards Nea Elvetia
Line 2 Dimokratias
towards Mikra
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Terminus Friendship Express Kilkis
towards Istanbul
Location
Θεσσαλονίκη Thessaloniki is located in the Thessaloniki urban area
Θεσσαλονίκη Thessaloniki
Hellenic Train
Θεσσαλονίκη
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Suburban Railway
Location within the Thessaloniki urban area
Map

Thessaloniki railway station, or Thessaloniki railway station (Greek: Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός "ΝΕ.ΣΙ.Σ.", Θεσσαλονίκης, Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos "NE.SI.S.", Thessalonikis) is the main central passenger railway station and terminal[8] of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city. It is located in the central quarter of Xirokrini on Monastiriou Street[8][9] and was inaugurated on 12 June 1961,[10] the passenger station replaced the older and much smaller passenger station which now handles the city's cargo rail, hence the "new" sometimes used in the name.[11]

As of 2022, long-distance trains from Thessaloniki railway station are run by Hellenic Train to Athens, Alexandroupolis, Larissa, and Florina. International long-distance operators used to include Bulgarian Railways, Serbian Railways and Makedonski Železnici, to Sofia,[12] Belgrade and Skopje railway station respectively.[8]

The Thessaloniki Suburban Railway runs suburban commuter trains in and around Thessaly and Western Macedonia. Although largely unchanged since the 1960s, it remains the largest and busiest railway station built in Greece and one of the country's most important works of modern architecture.[13] A metro station is currently also under construction at the station, to connect the Thessaloniki railway station with the city's new Metro system.

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