Kileler ( Greek : Κιλελέρ , romanized : Kilelér , between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli ) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece . The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia . The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.
6-530: The village is served by Kypseli railway station , on the Larissa-Volos branch line The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units: The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km, the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km, and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km. Further reading: This Thessaly location article
12-617: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kypseli railway station Kypseli railway station ( Greek : Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κυψέλης , romanized : Sidirodromikos Stathmos Kypseli ) is a railway station in Kileler , Thessaly , Greece . Located 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) northeast of Kileler. Opened on 22 April 1884 by the Thessaly Railways (now part of OSE ), today Hellenic Train operates fourteen daily local trains to Larissa and Volos . The station
18-464: The mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki, allowing OSE to run through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE ; it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of
24-537: The network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE 's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cut back, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE 's passenger transport sector
30-540: Was opened on 22 April 1884 by the Thessaly Railways (now part of OSE ). The line was designed by the Italian Evaristo de Chirico , (father of Giorgio de Chirico ) soon after the liberation of Central Greece from the Ottomans . Kypseli is a former name of Kileler. However the railway station retains the old name. In 1960 the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and connected at Larissa with
36-456: Was privatised as TrainOSE , currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. Infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In May 2022, INTRAKAT was given the go-ahead for the €82.890.000 electrification and signalling upgrades of the Larissa–Volos line, due for completion in 2025. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train ,
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