Orfana railway station
Orfana Ορφανά | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Orfana Karditsa Greece | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°24′12″N 22°13′41″E / 39.4034°N 22.2281°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1995 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Orfana railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ορφανών, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Orfanon) is a railway station in Orfana, Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece. It is located just east of the village. Opened in 1995, replacing an older station of the same name.
History
[edit]On 16 January 1972, at around 1645 hours[3] on the line between Orfana and Doxara, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana caused an express train and a military relief train to collide in bad weather on the single track line. The southbound diesel hauled Acropolis Express and northbound Number 121 Athens-Thessaloniki, (known as posta) were allowed to proceed[4] without first allowing a passing loop. 21 people died, and more than 40 were injured[5] in one of the deadliest rail accidents in Greece.[6][3] Nikolaos Gekas[5] The stationmaster at Orfana was later sentenced to 5 years for his part in the disaster.[7]
Services
[edit]The station is served the following Hellenic Train services:
- Regional services to Palaiofarsalos and Larissa 8tpd
Station layout
[edit]L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Platform 1 | ![]() | |
Platform 2 | ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ "OSE 120 — Trainspo".
- ^ a b "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". January 2020.
- ^ "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". Μηχανη Του Χρονου. January 2020.
- ^ a b "Δερβένι Κορινθίας (1968) - Δοξαράς Λάρισας (1972): Δύο πολύνεκρα σιδηροδρομικά δυστυχήματα". 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Ιτέα Καρδίτσας: Το πολύνεκρο δυστύχημα τραίνων στα Ορφανά το 1972". 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". January 2020.