Neo Petritsi railway station
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Serres
Greece
Νέο Πετρίτσι Neo Petritsi | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sintiki 620 43, Serres Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′12″N 23°17′52″E / 41.26998°N 23.297681°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | No[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Neo Petritsi railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Νέο Πετρίτσι, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Neo Petritsi) is a railway station that servers the community of Petritsi, in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. The station is located just south of the settlement but still within the settlement limits. The station is unstaffed.[citation needed]
In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, routes closed, and stations left abandoned[3] as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis were reduced from six to just two trains a day, reducing the reliability of services and passenger numbers. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[4] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. Since 2020, the station is served by the Thessaloniki Regional Railway (formerly the Suburban Railway). In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[5]
In August 2025, the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport confirmed the creation of a new body, Greek Railways (Greek: Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος, romanized: Ellinikí Sidiródromi Monoprósopi)[6] to assume responsibility for rail infrastructure, planning, modernisation projects, and rolling stock across Greece. Previously, these functions were divided among several state-owned entities: OSE, which managed infrastructure; ERGOSÉ, responsible for modernisation projects; and GAIAOSÉ, which owned stations, buildings, and rolling stock. OSE had overseen both infrastructure and operations until its vertical separation in 2005.[7] Rail safety has been identified as a key priority.[8] The merger follows the July approval of a Parliamentary Bill to restructure the national railway system, a direct response to the Tempi accident of February 2023, in which 43 people died after a head-on collision.[9]