Orfana railway station

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
General information
Location	Orfana Karditsa Greece
Coordinates	39°24′12″N 22°13′41″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Hellenic Train
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]
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station Palaiofarsalos Terminus Regional Larissa–Palaiofarsalos Larissa Terminus
Location Orfana Location within Greece

History

Main article: Orfana rail disaster

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]

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	towards Thessaloniki (Larissa) ←
	Platform 2	towards Palaiofarsalos (Kalambaka) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
2. "OSE 120 — Trainspo".
3. "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". January 2020.
4. "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". Μηχανη Του Χρονου. January 2020.
5. "Δερβένι Κορινθίας (1968) - Δοξαράς Λάρισας (1972): Δύο πολύνεκρα σιδηροδρομικά δυστυχήματα". 5 October 2019.
6. "Ιτέα Καρδίτσας: Το πολύνεκρο δυστύχημα τραίνων στα Ορφανά το 1972". 13 March 2014.
7. "Η σιδηροδρομική τραγωδία που επέβαλε τα ραδιοτηλέφωνα στις αμαξοστοιχίες. Δύο τρένα συγκρούστηκαν γιατί οι σταθμάρχες διαφωνούσαν μεταξύ τους. Η δίκη και η τιμωρία". January 2020.