Strymon-Kulata railway explained

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Strymon–Kulata railway
System:Regional (cross border)
Status:Non-Operational
(Replaced by motorbus)
Locale:Greece (Central Macedonia),
Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad)
Start:Strymon 40.6444°N 22.9294°W
End:Kulata 41.3875°N 23.3639°W
Stations:3
Owner:GAIAOSE[1]
Operator:Hellenic Train
Linelength Km:17.5
Tracks:single track[2]
Electrification:No
Speed: maximum
Map State:collapsed

The Strymon-Kulata railway is a 17.5adj=midNaNadj=mid railway line that connects the village of Strymon in Greece with Kulata in Bulgaria. The line unites three villages on opposite sides of the border, Strymon and Promachonas in Serres, Greece, and Kulata in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, and is entrance/exit to the Greek rail network from Bulgaria.[3]

Infrastructure

the line consists of a single line with a total length of, constructed of old superstructure materials (S33B rails and S33 metal sleepers). The line is posted with a maximum speed of and a maximum axle load of .There are two tunnels and five bridges between Strymon and Promachonas, and service is provided to two passenger stations.

Course

The southern terminus of the Strymon–Kulata railway is Strymon on a branch from the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli line. At Strymon, the line connects with a northbound line along Strymon River Valley to Promachonas, The line consists of a railway of approximately 17.5adj=midNaNadj=mid, of which 16.1adj=midNaNadj=mid are located within Greece, with the remaining 1.4adj=midNaNadj=mid located in Bulgaria. The line then joins with the Bulgarian network at Kulata. From Kulata the line continues to via Bulgariavia.

Main stations

The stations on the Thessaloniki–Bitola railway are:

Services

The Strymon - Koulata Railway Line is an international Regional railway line between Greece and Bulgaria.

(Until further notice, this train is replaced by a 14adj=midNaNadj=mid bus service between Kulata on the Bulgarian side of the Greek border and Strymon on the Greek side is in operation, from where a train continues to Thessaloniki.)

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . gaiaose.com.
  2. Web site: OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes. 5.
  3. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&u=https://www.ose.gr/el/2-%25CE%25B3%25CE%25B5%25CE%25BD%25CE%25B9%25CE%25BA%25CE%25AC-%25CE%25B3%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B1-%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF%25CE%25BD-%25CE%25BF%25CF%2583%25CE%25B5/65-%25CF%2583%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B4%25CE%25B7%25CF%2581%25CE%25BF%25CE%25B4%25CF%2581%25CE%25BF%25CE%25BC%25CE%25B9%25CE%25BA%25CE%25AE-%25CF%2585%25CF%2580%25CE%25BF%25CE%25B4%25CE%25BF%25CE%25BC%25CE%25AE&prev=search&pto=aue Google Translate
  4. Web site: TrainOSE - 2013 schedules . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130119112719/http://www.trainose.gr/sites/default/files/news/uploads/ethniko_diktyo.pdf . 2013-01-19 .