Thessaloniki–Bitola railway

Thessaloniki–Bitola railway
Overview
StatusOperational up to Neos Kafkasos
OwnerHellenic Railways Organisation
LocaleGreece (West Macedonia,
Central Macedonia),
Republic of North Macedonia
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeRegional/Commuter rail
Operator(s)Hellenic Train
History
OpenedJune 1894 (1894-06)
Technical
Line length219 km (136 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track ThessalonikiPlaty,
remainder single track
CharacterSecondary
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationonly the section ThessalonikiPlaty
Route map

0.0
Thessaloniki
10.9
Sindos
from Skopje
28.8
Adendro
36.3
Platy
38.6
Lianovergion
44.1
Alexandreia
49.6
Loutros
52.0
Kefalochori
54.8
Xechasmeni
57.4
Kouloura
62.5
Mesi
67.6
Veroia
79.1
Naoussa
86.8
Episkopi
90.1
Petraia
95.8
Skydra
111.7
Edessa
119.1
Agras
136.8
Arnissa
152.2
Agios Panteleimonas
159.2
Amyntaio
164.8
Xino Nero
178.5
Vevi
Sitaria
Florina
187.5
Mesonisi
200.4
Neos Kafkasos
Kremenica
219
Bitola

The railway from Thessaloniki to Bitola is a 219 kilometres (136 mi) long railway line, that connects the port city Thessaloniki in Greece with Bitola in the Republic of North Macedonia, via Veroia, Edessa, Amyntaio and Florina. The line was opened in 1894 under the name "Société du Chemin de Fer ottoman Salonique-Monastir", when the area was part of the Ottoman Empire. The section between the international border and Bitola is not used anymore, and as of 2013 passenger services are restricted to the section between Thessaloniki and Florina. The easternmost section of the line, Platy–Thessaloniki, is part of the important connection towards Athens and Northern Greece.