Kirki railway station explained

Name El:Κίρκη
Kirki
Mode:S
Address:Kirki, Alexandroupoli
Borough:Evros
Country:Greece
Coordinates:40.9755°N 25.7977°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Line:Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway[1]
Train Operators:Hellenic Train
Structure:at-grade
Opened:1896
Electrified:No
Owned:GAIAOSE[2]
Status:Unstaffed
Web:http://www.ose.gr/en/
Map Type:Greece
Map Dot Label:Kirki

Kirki railway station (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κίρκη |Sidirodromikos Stathmos Kirki) is a railway station in the village Kirki, part of the municipality Alexandroupoli in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The station buildings are intact, but disused.[3] The station stands 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from the village centre[4] located within the village of Kirki. The journey from Kirki to Alexandroupli takes around 30 mins.[5]

Facilities

The station is still housed in the original 19th-century brick-built station building; however, the buildings are rundown and abandoned.[6] As of (2020) the station is unstaffed, with no staffed booking office or waiting rooms. There is no footbridge over the lines, though passengers can walk across the rails, it is, however, not wheelchair accessible. The station has no toilet facilities; as a result, the station is currently little more than an unstaffed halt.

Services

The station is served by around one train per day, to/from Alexandroupoli and Thessaloniki.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Network Statement. 17 January 2023. Hellenic Railways Organization. Athens. 2023. 24 September 2023. https://archive.org/download/ose-network-statement/OSE%20Network%20Statement%202023%20%28EN%2C%20Annexes%29.pdf. 24 September 2023. en-us. Annexes. 5-6.
  2. Web site: Home . gaiaose.com.
  3. Web site: Thessaloniki to Kirki by train.
  4. Web site: Thessaloniki to Kirki by train.
  5. Web site: Trains Kirki - Alexandroupoli: Timetables and prices | Virail.
  6. Web site: Αραρίσκοντας: Ένας ξεχασμένος σταθμός.
  7. Book: Myrtsidis . Diamantis . Η Ιστορία του Σιδηροδρόμου στον Έβρο (The History of Evros Railway) (in greek) . 2021 . Myrtsidis . Nea Vyssa . 978-618-00-3174-4 . 159–161 . 2nd.