Αλαλκομενές
Alalkomenes
General information
LocationAlalkomenes,
Livadeia
Greece
Coordinates38°24′30″N 22°58′57″E / 38.4083°N 22.9824°E / 38.4083; 22.9824
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)
  Regional
Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened8 March 1904 (1904-03-08)[3]
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2]
Previous namesMamoura[4] (Before 1928)
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Ypsilantis
towards Athens
 Regional Livadeia
towards Leianokladi
Location
Alalkomenes is located in Greece
Alalkomenes
Alalkomenes
Location within Greece

Alalkomenes railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αλαλκομενών, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Alalkomenai) is a railway station situated just outside the Alalkomenes, Boeotia, Greece. The station also serves the town of Agios Georgios, which is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the station. The station opened on 8 March 1904[3] It is served by local trains to Athens and Leianokladi.[5]

History

The station opened on 8 March 1904., as (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Μαμούρα, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Mamoura) [4] The station was built by the "British Company of Lake Kopaida" (Lake Copais Co Ltd) which had undertaken the drainage of the lake in the 19th century. It is one of the few buildings constructed by the company and exists to this day, having been designated as a protected monument.[6]

In 1920 Hellenic State Railways or SEK was established, and the line became part of the network. The station's name, along with the settlement, was changed around 1928.[4] During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Athens was controlled by German military forces, and the line used for the transport of troops and weapons. During the occupation (and especially during the German withdrawal in 1944), the network was severely damaged by both the German army and Greek resistance groups. The track and rolling stock replacement took time following the civil war, with normal service levels resumed around 1948.

In 1970 OSE became the legal successor[7] to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971, the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the 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. It was during this time that buslike shelters were installed on both platforms.

In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE; it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.[1] In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[8] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[9] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[10]

Facilities

The station is still housed in a 20th-century brick-built station building, but this is now in disrepair. The Station is currently (2022) not equipped with toilets or a staffed ticket office. Access to the platforms is via crossing the lines. At platform level, there are sheltered seating but no Dot-matrix display departure or arrival screens or timetable poster boards on all platforms. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station.

Services

It is served by Regional services between Athens and Leianokladi.[5] The station sees around 2 trains per-day.

Level
L1		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 TrainOSE towards Leianokladi (Livadia) ←
Platform 2 TrainOSE towards Athens (Ypsilantis) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. 1 2 "» General Network MapOSE". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Ο Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λειανοκλαδίου το 1965. Βίντεο".
  4. 1 2 3 "Πανδέκτης: Mamoura -- Alkomenai/Alalkomenai". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "TrainOSE 2013 timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World, Boeotia". boeotia.ehw.gr. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Law 674/1971, Government Gazette A-192/1970
  8. ↑ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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