Doxaras railway station

Doxaras railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δοξαρά, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Doxaras) is a railway station in Doxaras, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. It is located 550m west of the village. It is served by only two trains a day (as of 2020).

Δοξαρά Doxaras
Location	Doxaras Larissa Greece
Coordinates	39°16′31″N 22°09′56″E
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	DX[2]
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	before 1924
Electrified	25 kV AC[2]
Services
Preceding station   TrainOSE   Following station Kranonas toward Thessaloniki TrainOSE Orfana toward Palaiofarsalos
Location
Doxaras Location within Greece

History

On 10 April 1924 in Doxaras, twelve masked[3] men disguised as Manlicher rifles boarded the northbound train from Athens to Thessaloniki at around 01:00 and proceeded to rob the passengers, among them the Minister of Social Welfare of Pazis and the former governor of Macedonia, Ioannis Valalas.[4] The thieves escaped with a haul estimated at around 400,000 Δρ.[5] It was the first large-scale train robbery in Greek history.

On 16 January 1972, at around 16:45[6] on the line between Doxaras and Orfana, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana coursed an express train and a military relief train to collided 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[7] without first allowing a passing loop. 21 people died and more than 40 were injured[8] in one of the deadliest rail accident in Greece.[9][10] Nikolaos Gekas[11] The stationmaster at Orfana was later sentence of 5 years for his part in the disaster.[12]

Services

The station is served by local trains to Thessaloniki, Larissa and Paleofarsalos, with only two services calling at the station.

Station Layout

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	→ towards Thessaloniki (Kranonas) ←
	Platform 2	→ towards Palaiofarsalos (Orfana) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. https://www.ose.gr/images/150/PDS.pdf
2. "OSE Network Statement Annex I-A (route segment 7), II-A.1 (node 62)".
3. https://www.pagenews.gr/2020/04/10/ellada/auti-itan-i-proti-listeia-trenou-stin-ellada/
4. https://www.vice.com/gr/article/pan799/h-prwth-lhsteia-trenoy-sthn-ellada-eixe-peroykes-moysia-kai-8ymata-ypoyrgoys
5. https://www.pagenews.gr/2020/04/10/ellada/auti-itan-i-proti-listeia-trenou-stin-ellada/
6. https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
7. http://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
8. https://www.protothema.gr/stories/article/932279/derveni-korinthias-1968-doxaras-larisas-1972-duo-polunekra-sidirodromika-dustuhimata/
9. http://iteakarditsas.blogspot.com/2014/03/1972.html
10. https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/
11. https://www.protothema.gr/stories/article/932279/derveni-korinthias-1968-doxaras-larisas-1972-duo-polunekra-sidirodromika-dustuhimata/
12. http://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/i-sidirodromiki-tragodia-poy-epevale-ta-radiotilefona-stis-amaxostoichies-dyo-trena-sygkroystikan/