Orfana railway station
Railway station in Thessaly, Greece
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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.
Orfana Ορφανά | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Orfana Karditsa Greece | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°24′12″N 22°13′41″E | ||||||||||||
| Owner | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||
| Line | Piraeus–Platy railway | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||||
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History
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]
Facilities
The station is an unstaffed halt, with few facilities, aside from two small shelters with seating. There is no cafe or shop on-site. At platform level, there are sheltered seating but no Dot-matrix display departure, arrival screens or public address (PA) systems; however, timetable poster boards on both platforms are available.
Services
The station is served the following Hellenic Train services:
- Regional services to Palaiofarsalos and Larissa 8tpd
Station layout
| L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
| Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 |  to Thessaloniki (Larissa) ← | |
| Platform 2 | to Palaiofarsalos (Kalambaka) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||