Litochoro railway station
Λιτόχωρο Litochoro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Litochoro railway station from the roadside, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Leptokarya Pieria Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°07′31″N 22°33′01″E / 40.1251545°N 22.5501412°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 in regular use) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2006? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Litochoro railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Λιτοχώρου, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Litochoro) is a railway station in Litohoro, a town in Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. The station currently has four platforms, however only are two are currently in regular use. The station is located across the A1 motorway road from the residential area, close to the town centre, and sits around 130m from the shoreline. The stations is also one of the closest active station to Mount Olympus National Monument, and sits in the showdown of the ancient landmark.