Palaiochori Lambros railway station

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Lambros Aetolian State Railways
Station statistics
Address 4501 Episkopi Way, Lambros, Palaiochori
Levels 1
Platforms 12
Parking yes
Bicycle facilities yes
Other information
Opened 1838
Station code LAM
Owned by Greater Palaiochori Authority
Fare zone Zone 1

Palaiochori Lambros railway station is an central Palaiochori railway terminus station located in the central Palaiochori commune of Lambros. It is one of three stations owned and operated by the Greater Palaiochori Authority (GPA). It is connected to the Palaiochori Metro by the Waterfront metro station, they connected by an underground tunnel. The station serves Aetolian State Railways routes on the Palaiochori – Klow Line, including the Southern Link, Southern Link Express and Great Southern services. It is also served by Varkana's MSM with a high-speed service to Klow.

History[edit | edit source]

Lambros station was opened in 1837 by the Great Southern Railway Company (GSRC), as the northern terminus of its line from Theodosia. GSRC originally operated its passenger services from Zakros Central railway station, with a daily service to Larissos, where passengers then switched trains to continue to Theodosia. However, in 1829, company executives expressed a desire to serve central Palaiochori directly. For this to happen, a new station needed to be constructed and line extended from Zakros to the new site. In 1830, construction began on the project after approval was granted by the government.

The first services south from Lambros terminated at Larissos until 1840, when they began to travel through to Theodosia. The north-south market was very lucrative for GSRC, as they faced very little direct competition from the First Central Railway, whose services had to travel via Mandra before entering Palaiochori.

Routes[edit | edit source]

Preceding station   Aetolian State Railways no-text logo.png Aetolian State Railways   Following station
Terminus   Southern Link
Palaiochori – Klow Line
  Stratos
  Southern Link Express
Palaiochori – Klow Line
  Larissos
  Great Southern
Palaiochori – Klow Line
  Zakros Central
Preceding station   SARK   Following station
Terminus   MSM
Palaiochori – Klow Line
  Theodosia International