# Aliartos railway station

Aliartos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αλίαρτου, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Aliartos) is a railway station in Aliartos, Boeotia, Greece. The station opened on 8 March 1904, along with the rest of the line. It is served by Intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki and by Regional and Express trains to Kalampaka.

## History

The station opened on 8 March 1904., along with the rest of the line. In 1920 Hellenic State Railways or SEK was established, and the line became part of the network. During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Athens was controlled by German military forces, and the line was 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 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 was 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. 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. 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 infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE
In September 2023, due in part to storm Danial services were severely disrupted between Oinoi - Tithorea when power was disrupted on that section of line, which led to long delays thought the evening.

## Facilities

The station has waiting rooms and a staffed booking office within the original brick-built station building. The station has a buffet. Basic shelters are located on Platform 2 and digital display screens on both platforms. There is a taxi rank in the forecourt, with a postbox at the front entrance. However, there is no onsite parking at the station.

## Services

It is served by Regional and Intercity services between Athens, Kalambaka, Leianokladi and Thessaloniki. In February 2018 new services commenced between new Tithorea - Lianokladi high-speed line. The station sees around 4 trains per-day.

## Station layout

| Ground level | Customer service | Exit/Tickets |
| Level Ε1 | Side platform, doors will open on the right | Side platform, doors will open on the right |
| Level Ε1 | Platform 1 | towards Thessaloniki (Livadeia) ← |
| Level Ε1 | Platform 2 | towards Athens (Thebes) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right/left ||
| Level Ε1 | Platform 3 | Not in use |