(rshsdepot) Athens part 3B, Macedonia

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

Greece Railways map:
http://www.alleuroperail.com/eurorailway-maps/greece-railway-map-lg.gif
Bulgaria border railway stations map:
http://www.unece.org/trans/main/ter/Countries/Bulgaria/Bgr_Border_Stations.j
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Bulgaria Railways map:
http://www.unece.org/trans/main/ter/Countries/Bulgaria/Bgr_Railway_Network.j
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At Kulata, Bulgaria: http://www.bdz.bg/pics/bdz07005.jpg

 Macedonia Railway Museum in West Thessaloniki Military Station:
http://www.museumsofmacedonia.gr/Technological/Railway_Thess.html
The old Thessaloniki station, 1912 with arrival of occupation Greek troops.
(Note the French stamp):
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d39j.jpg
Current Thessaloniki station:
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_greece/images/gr_train_p1a.j
pg
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_greece/images/gr_train_p3a.j
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http://wing.zero.ad.jp/~zbk53896/images/pic_ThessalonikiStation.jpg
Bus station within Thessaloniki station:
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_greece/images/gr_train_p5a.j
pg
Ticket Office:
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_greece/images/gr_postoffice_
p8.jpg

In Macedonia, here a passenger train on a railway bridge in the Orthrys area
on the Piraeus-Platy line, 1926:
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d35c.jpg

Alexandroupolis (Dedeagatch) station is up in Macedonia on the south coast
not far from Turkey, on the Thessaloniki-Istanbul border, south of Bulgaria,
built by military 1893-6:
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d34f.jpg
1900: http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/dedeagatch.jpg
This station was between Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis, called Livera,
today the town is abandoned: http://www.sfs.gr/gr/tracks/nestos/livera.jpg
Livera station is now the Nestos Touring Club, a guesthouse with
accommodations for 16 people.
On this line, between Stravroupolis and Toxotes are the Straits of Nestos.
The cute Stavroupolis station:
http://www.sfs.gr/gr/tracks/nestos/stavrop.jpg
A train in the Straits of Nestos:
http://www.sfs.gr/gr/tracks/nestos/nestos2.jpg
Toxotes station:  http://www.sfs.gr/gr/tracks/nestos/tojotes.jpg

Alexandroupolis-Svilengrad Railway headed north. 1891-1954. Svilengrad is in
Bulgaria.
Plovdiv is west of Dimitrovgrad which is a little north.
Plovdiv (Philippopoli), Bulgaria station:
http://www.postcardman.net/35774.jpg
"Stacionnu ulitza": http://www.postcardman.net/35785.jpg
Plovdiv 2001: http://www.bdz.bg/pics/bdz07019.jpg
http://www.bdz.bg/photos115/mayorplovdiv_13.JPG
http://www.bdz.bg/photos115/neshevspeechpllovdiv_14.JPG

Thessalonika (Salonika) is largest city in Macedonia (Greek).
Thessalonika: Oriental Railway station, 1894:
http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/orientalsalonica.jpg
c. 1900: http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/gareCO.jpg
Thessalonika Central Railway Station, c. 1900:
http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/image14908.jpg
Thessalonika 1910: http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/tram1.jpg
1920: http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/tram7.jpg
Thessaloniki Railway Station (1900-1930):
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d36a.jpg
Arch: 1941: http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/tramgalerios.jpg
Here is the Thessaloniki Military station from 1915-1918:
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d39g.jpg
And here the Greek Railways Organization Suburban Station, Thessaloniki (c.
1950-1994):
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d37k.jpg

Constantinople (Istanbul):
Central Railway Station of Oriental Railways, c. 1900:
http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/istabul.jpg
Constantinople. Pendik station, 1910:
http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/istabul1.jpg
Sirkeci Railway Station, Le Gare de l' Europe, Constantinople:
http://www.turkishculture.org/images/trainstation1.jpg

The Thesaloniki-Skopje-Mitrovitsa Railway north opened 1871-1874
Map:
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d31f.jpg
South Balkan Railway map, 1907:
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d31d.jpg
For much more stations and histories see:
http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/photo5.html

Brallos station: http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/images/brallosstation.jpg

Gevgelija is the first Macedonian (the country) station on the line to
Skopje
from Greece, 2000:
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/mk/station/gevgelija1.jpg
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/mk/station/gevgelija2.jpg
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/mk/station/gevgelija3.jpg

Skopje (Macedonia) station, pre 1963 earthquake:
http://faq.macedonia.org/images/sk.zelezn.63.jpg
Today: http://faq.macedonia.org/images/stara.zheleznichka.jpg
http://frank.gwc.org.uk/~ali/HolidayPhotosJan2003/images/095_train_station_s
kopje.jpg
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/mk/station/mk-zb1.jpg

Here is the end of the line at Mitrovitsa (in Kosovo):
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/media/original/d32b.jpg


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End of RSHSDepot Digest V1 #980
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railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org