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Doxaras railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δοξαρά, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Doxaras) is a railway station in Doxaras, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. It is located 550m west of the village. It is served by only two trains a day (as of 2020).

Δοξαρά Doxaras
General information
Location	Doxaras Larissa Greece
Coordinates	39°16′31″N 22°09′56″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	DX[3]
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	before 1924
Electrified	25 kV AC[3]
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station Kranonas towards Thessaloniki Regional Orfana towards Palaiofarsalos
Location
Doxaras Location within Greece

History

On 10 April 1924 in Doxaras, twelve masked[4] men disguised as Manlicher rifles boarded the northbound train from Athens to Thessaloniki at around 01:00 and proceeded to rob the passengers, among them the Minister of Social Welfare of Pazis and the former governor of Macedonia, Ioannis Valalas.[5] The thieves escaped with a haul estimated at around 400,000 Δρ.[4] It was the first large-scale train robbery in Greek history.

On 16 January 1972, at around 16:45[6] on the line between Doxaras and Orfana, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana coursed an express train and a military relief train to collided 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[7] without first allowing a passing loop. 21 people died and more than 40 were injured[8] in one of the deadliest rail accident in Greece.[9][6] Nikolaos Gekas[10] The stationmaster at Orfana was later sentence of 5 years for his part in the disaster.[11]

Services

The station is served by local trains to Thessaloniki, Larissa and Paleofarsalos, with only two services calling at the station.

Station Layout

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	→ towards Thessaloniki (Kranonas) ←
	Platform 2	→ towards Palaiofarsalos (Orfana) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

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