Serres railway station

Railway station in Greece

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Σέρρες
Serres

Serres railway station, September 2007

General information
Location| 621 25 Serres
Serres
Greece
Coordinates| 41°04′26″N 23°32′10″E﻿ / ﻿41.07381°N 23.53612°E﻿ / 41.07381; 23.53612
Owned by| GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)| Thessaloniki–Alexandroupolis railway[2]
Platforms| 3
Tracks| 8
Train operators| Hellenic Train
Connections|
Construction
Structure type| at-grade
Depth| 1
Platform levels| 1
Parking| Yes
Accessible|
Other information
Website| http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened| 1900
Electrified| No[2]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Regional Rail | Following station

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Skotoussa

towards Thessaloniki

|  | Line T3 |  | Gazoros

towards Drama

Former and suspended services

| Preceding station  |  Hellenic Train | Following station

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Sidirokastro

towards Thessaloniki

|  | InterCity

Thessaloniki–Alexandroupolis

Fast train

|  | Drama

towards Alexandroupolis

Skotoussa

towards Thessaloniki

|  | InterCity

Thessaloniki–Alexandroupolis

|  | Gazoros

towards Alexandroupolis

| InterCity

Thessaloniki–Serres

|  | Terminus
Preceding station  | Turkish State Railways | Following station
Rodopoli

towards Thessaloniki

|  | Friendship Express |  | Drama

towards Istanbul

Location

Serres

Location within Greece

Serres railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Σερρών, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Sèrres) is a railway station that serves the community of Serres, in Serres in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The station is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) (25 Min walk) south of the settlement but still within the settlement limits. The neoclassical station building (as of 2021) is unstaffed.

## History

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The station opened in 1900. Serres was annexed by Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War. On 17 October 1925, The Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former Salonica Monastir railway[3] and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways, with the remaining section north of Florina seeded to Yugoslavia. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971, the station and most of Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down.

In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE; it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.[4] In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface.

On 9 September 2007, the station reopened. In 2008, all Proastiakos services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cut back and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis were cut back from six to just two trains a day, reducing the reliability of services and passenger numbers. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[5] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. Since 2020, the station has been served by the Thessaloniki Regional Railway (formerly the Suburban Railway). In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[6]

## Facilities

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The station is still housed in the original 20th-century brick-built station building. As of (2020) the station is and slightly rundown.[7] It is unstaffed. There is no footbridge over the lines, though passengers can walk across, the rails are not wheelchair accessible. The station is however equipped with digital display screens and timetable poster boards. There is a cafe/restaurant, located ajasent to the stations main building.

## Services

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As of 12 May 2025[update], Line 3 of the Thessaloniki Regional Railway calls at this station:[8] service is currently limited, with two trains per day to Thessaloniki (trains 1635 and 3633), one train per day from Thessaloniki (3632), and one train per day to Drama (1634).[9][10]

It was also served by two long-distance trains between Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis, as well as the Friendship Express between Thessaloniki and Sirkeci in Istanbul (from July 2005 and February 2011): both services are currently suspended.

## Station layout

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Ground/Concourse | Customer service  | Tickets/Exits

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Level
Ε1 |  |
Side platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 1 | T3 towards Thessaloniki ←
Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 2 |  towards Thessaloniki (Skotoussa) ←
Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 3 |  towards Alexandroupoli (Gazoros) →

## References

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1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
2. ^ a b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 5-6. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ Le Journal des finances, 15 janvier 1926 (in French)
4. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
5. ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
6. ^ "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. July 2, 2022.
7. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
8. ^ "Map". Hellenic Train. Athens. 10 March 2025. Archived from the original (SVG) on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
9. ^ "Hellenic Train Ticketing". Hellenic Train (in Greek). Athens. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
10. ^ "Δελτίο Τύπου 30/01/2020 – Νέα δρομολόγια μεταξύ Θεσσαλονίκης – Κιλκίς – Σερρών και αντίστροφα από". 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

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Thessaloniki Regional Railway stations

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* Thessaloniki
* Nea Filadelfeia
* Gallikos
* Pedino
* Kilkis
* Metalliko
* Chersos
* Κalindia
* Doirani
* Akrolimnio
* Mouries
* Kastanoussa
* Kalochori
* Rodopoli
* Livadia
* Mandraki
* Akritochori
* Omalo
* Vyroneia
* Neo Petritsi
* Strymonas
* Sidirokastro
* Skotoussa
* Serres
* Gazoros
* Tholos
* Lefkothea
* Fotolivos
* Drama

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