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'{{Infobox station |name = {{Infobox station/Header OASA|GR=Σταθμός Στρυμώνα|EN=Strymonas|Str1=AT}} |type = |image = File:StrimonGR Bhf 20200302 3a.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = Strymonas railway station forcort, March 2020 |address = 623 00, Greece |borough = [[Serres (regional unit)|Serres]] |country = [[Greece]] |coordinates = {{coord|41.1543|23.2043|type:railwaystation_region:GR|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |line ={{Rail color box|system=TrainOSE|line=TA}} {{Rail color box|system=TrainOSE|line=AD}}[[Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway]] |train_operators = [[TrainOSE]] |other = |structure = at-grade |depth = 1 |levels = 1 |platform = 4 |tracks = 5 (1 siding) |parking = Yes |bicycle = No |baggage_check = |opened = 1896 |closed = |rebuilt = |electrified = No |ADA = [[File:Aiga waitingroom inv.svg|25px]] [[File:Aiga toilets inv.svg|25px]] [[File:Aiga parking inv.svg|25px]] [[File:Aiga bus inv.svg|25px]] |code = |owned = [[Hellenic Railways Organisation|GAIAOSE]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gaiaose.com/ |title=Home |website=gaiaose.com}}</ref> |zone = |status = |former = |web = http://www.ose.gr/en/ |map = |passengers = |mpassengers = |services = {{Adjacent stations|system=TrainOSE|line=TA|left=Neo Petritsi|right=Sidirokastro}} |route_map = |map_locator = |map_type = Greece |map_dot_label = Strymonas }} '''Strymonas railway station''' ({{lang-el|Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Στρυμώνα|Sidirodromikós stathmós Strymona}}) is a railway station that servers the former municipality Strymonas, and the nearby settlement of Charopo in [[Serres (regional unit)|Serres]] in [[Central Macedonia]], [[Greece]]. The station is located just west of the settlement {{convert|2.9|km|mi}} (39 Min walk). The neoclassical station building (as of 2021) is unstaffed. ==History== The station opened in 1896, on what was the [[Société du Chemin de Fer Ottoman Jonction Salonique-Constantinople]] (JSC), build to connect [[Thessaloniki]] and [[Alexandroupoli]], a year after the line was completed. In 1896 the company inaugurated the line<ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite web|url=http://www.proinos-typos.gr/o-sidirodromikos-stathmos-dramas-tha-protagonistisi-sti-nea-tenia-tou-vretanou-skinotheti-stephen-saunders/|title=Ο Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δράμας θα "πρωταγωνιστήσει" στη νέα ταινία του Βρετανού σκηνοθέτη Stephen Saunders|date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> thus connecting Thessaloniki with Dedeagac (Alexandroupolis), and consequently with Istanbul. During this period [[Northern Greece]] and the [[Balkans|southern Balkans]] were still under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman rule]]. The area was annexed by [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]] on 18 October 1912 during the [[First Balkan War]]. During World War I, it came under the control of [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], but it became again part of the Greek state when the war ended in 1918. On 17 October 1925 the Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former JSC and the railway became part of the [[Hellenic State Railways]]. In April 1941, after the surrender of the [[Roupel fortress]] and the [[German invasion of Greece]], the Bulgarian army occupied the area, as part of the triple [[Axis Occupation of Greece]]. The Bulgarians left in 1944 with the rest of the retreating Axis powers. In 1970 [[Hellenic Railways Organisation|OSE]] became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971,<ref>Law 674/1971, Government Gazette A-192/1970</ref> the station, and most of Greek rail infrastructure where transferred to the ''[[Hellenic Railways Organisation|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 2005 the station building closed (with the station downgraded to that of a holt) and was left abandoned. In 2009, with the [[Greek government-debt crisis|Greek debt crisis]] unfolding [[Hellenic Railways Organisation|OSE]]'s Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, routes closed and stations left abandoned<ref>https://www.reader.gr/diaskedasi/enas-xehasmenos-stathmos-trainoy-ginetai-must-proorismos-stis-serres-eikones&prev=search&pto=aue {{dead link|date=March 2021}}</ref> 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 May 2017, all Sofia bound [[through service]]s on the [[Strymon-Koulatas line]] were suspended, with [[Rail replacement bus service|a rail replacement bus]] service to Koulata, from which passengers board trains for Sofia. In 2017 [[Hellenic Railways Organisation|OSE]]'s passenger transport sector was privatised as [[TrainOSE]], currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane<ref name=Ypodomes>{{cite web|title=It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares |url=http://www.ypodomes.com/index.php/special-editions/news-in-english/item/42688-it-s-a-new-day-for-trainose-as-fs-acquires-the-entirety-of-the-company-s-shares |website=ypodomes.com|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref> infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. ==Facilities== The station's original 19th-century brick-built station is closed As of (2021) the station is unstaffed, with the booking office closed, however, there are waiting rooms. Access to the platforms is via the lines, though passengers can walk across the rails, it is however not wheelchair accessible. Only Platform 1 has shelters with seating. None of the platforms have [[Dot-matrix display]] departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on the platforms, as a result, the station is currently little more than an unstaffed [[Railway halt|halt]]. The station still has its [[water tower]] and sidings, however, these are no longer regularly used. The station however does Parking in the forecourt and infrequent buses do call at the station. ==Services== The station is served the following [[TrainOSE]] services: * Intercity routes to [[Thessaloniki New Railway Station|Thessaloniki]] and [[Alexandroupoli railway station|Alexandroupoli]] (2 trains per day)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trainose.gr/deltia/δελτίο-τύπου-30-01-2020-νέα-δρομολόγια-μεταξύ/|title=Δελτίο Τύπου 30/01/2020 - Νέα δρομολόγια μεταξύ Θεσσαλονίκης - Κιλκίς - Σερρών και αντίστροφα από 03.02.2020|date=January 30, 2020|website=TrainOSE}}</ref> * [[Cross-border cooperation|Crossborder]] route from Strymon to [[Kulata]] in [[Bulgaria]], however, this service is suspended, and operated by a [[Rail replacement bus service|rail replacement bus]]. The station is also served by local and regional buses: ==Station layout== {|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 2px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''L<br />Ground/Concourse''' |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Customer service |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=285 valign=top|Tickets/Exits |- |style="border-bottom:solid 2px gray;" rowspan=15 valign=top|'''Level<br />Ε1''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"| |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"| |- |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px gray;border-left:solid 2px gray;border-bottom:solid 2px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors on the right/left</small> |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform '''1''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"| In non-regular use |- |style="border-top:solid 2px gray;border-right:solid 2px gray;border-left:solid 2px gray;border-bottom:solid 2px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors on the right/left</small> |- |Platform <span style="color:black;">'''2'''</span> |{{rint|greece|R|size=20px}} towards [[New Thessaloniki Railway Station|Thessaloniki]] <small>([[Neo Petritsi railway station|Neo Petritsi]])</small> → |- |style="border-top:solid 2px gray;border-right:solid 2px gray;border-left:solid 2px gray;border-bottom:solid 2px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors on the right/left</small> |- |Platform <span style="color:black;">'''3'''</span> |{{rint|greece|R|size=20px}} towards {{station link|Proastiakos Athens|Alexandroupoli}} <small>([[Gazoros railway station|Gazoros]])</small> ← |- |} ==Gallery== <gallery widths=150> File:StrimonGR Bhf 20200302 5b.jpg|Strymonas railway station trackside, March 2020. File:21.04.10 220.028 Στρυμόνας Strymónas (5824005993).jpg|A Thessaloniki bound class A471 at Strymonas railway station, April 2010. </gallery> ==See also== *[[Railways of Greece]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?id=77343 Strymon Station - National Railway Network] ''Greek Travel Pages'' [[Category:Railway stations in Central Macedonia]] [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1896]]'