Trikala railway station


Trikala railway station is a railway station in Trikala, Thessaly, Greece. The station is served by regional trains between Palaiofarsalos and Kalambaka.

History

The station was opened on 16 June 1886, by the Thessalian Railways Company. Trikala was one of main line stations along with Farsala and Kalambaka.
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, especially on the mainline section and between Karditsa and Kalampaka. In 2001 the section between Kalampaka and Palaiofarsalos was converted from 600 mm gauge to standard gauge and physically connected at Palaiofarsalos with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki. Since to upgrade, however, travel times improved and the unification of rail gauge allowed direct services, even InterCity services, to link Volos and Kalambaka with Athens and Thessaloniki.
Today the small Trikala Museum Showroom, located in a square opposite the Station showcases a small steam engine and two auxiliary wagons of the old Thessaly Network.

Facilities

The station has a footbridge from platform 1 to platform 2, via stairs or lift.

Services

Today, the station is served by direct lines to the rest of Greece, via Palaiofarsalos, served both by intercity trains to Athens, Larissa and Thessaloniki and Proastiakos to Athens. Previously Thessaly Railways operated a narrow gauge service to Volos.
In August 2009 TrainOSE S.A. proceeded to a drastic cutback of passenger services on Thessaly lines. As of Spring 2020 There are ten Regional services on Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka Line. In addition, there is one Regional train to Athens from Kalambaka and back.