Sindos railway station

Sindos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Σίνδος, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Sindos) is a railway station that serves the suburb of Sindos in the municipality of Delta, Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Opened on 9 September 2007, along with the suburban railway. The station is served by Regional stopping services Florina, Kalambaka, Palaiofarsalos and Thessaloniki, and since 9 September 2007 by the Thessaloniki Regional Railway (formerly the Suburban Railway).^[5] In the future, the station will join the Thessaloniki Metro through an extension from NSSTH and Kordelio. The old station building will house the museum of the Balkan Games.

Σίνδος Sindos
General information
Location	Delta 574 00 Thessaloniki Greece
Coordinates	40°40′27″N 22°48′20″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[2] Thessaloniki–Bitola railway[3]
Platforms	2 (1 disused)
Tracks	5
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1877; 148 years ago (1877)
Rebuilt	9 September 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-09)
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2][4]
Services
Preceding station Regional Rail Following station Adendro towards Larissa Line T1 Thessaloniki Terminus Adendro towards Florina Line T2
Location Sindos, Central Macedonia Location within Greece

History

Opened in 1877 in what was then the Ottoman Empire, by the Société du Chemin de Fer ottoman Salonique-Monastir, a branchline of the Chemins de fer Orientaux from Thessaloniki to Bitola. During this period Northern Greece and the southern Balkans were still under Ottoman rule. Sindos was annexed by Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War. On 17 October 1925, The Greek government purchased the Greek sections of the former Salonica Monastir railway^[6] and the railway became part of the Hellenic State Railways, with the remaining section north of Florina seeded to Yugoslavia.

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 Greek rail infrastructure where 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. 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.^[1] In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface.

On 9 September 2007, the station reopened for the Thessaloniki Regional Railway. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cut back, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2008, all Proastiakos were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. the following year, in 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane^[7] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

In February 2025, a 33-year-old railway worker was severely injured after attempting to board a moving train at a unguarded level crossing near the third entrance of the Sindos Industrial Area. The railway switchman reportedly tried to climb onto the train but lost his grip, causing him to be hit by a carriage and suffer serious injuries to his lower leg.^[8]

Facilities

The station is still housed in the original 19th-century brick-built station building. As of (2023) the station is unstaffed, with no staffed booking office. However, there are waiting rooms. Access to the platforms is via a subway under the lines, with wheelchair accessible by elevator. The platforms have shelters with seating. However, there are no Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on the platforms. The station, however, has a buffet called POYΦ. There is also a taxi rank and Parking in the forecourt, and infrequent buses do call at the station.

Services

As of 12 May 2025^[update], the following routes call that this station:^[9]

• Line T1 of the Thessaloniki Regional Railway,^[10] with eight trains per day in each direction to Larissa and Thessaloniki;
• Line T2 of the Thessaloniki Regional Railway,^[10] with three trains per day to Thessaloniki, two trains per day to Florina (via Edessa), and one train per day to Edessa.

The station is also served by local buses: (All services are accessible from the forecourt).

Station layout

Level E1	Platform 3	← Not in regular use
	Island platform, doors open on the left/right
	Platform 2	← to Larissa / to Florina (Adendro)
	Through line	← services
	Through line	← services →
	Platform 1	← to Thessaloniki (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors open on the right
G	Street level Concourse	Customer service Tickets Exits