Evros Line

Two and a half hours up the Evros with Turkey out of the right-hand window the whole way, on a line the Oriental Railway opened in 1874 and a border drawn across it in 1923.

Stations

1. 0 kmAlexandroupoli Port
2. 29 kmFerres
3. 41 kmPeplos
4. 51 kmTychero
5. 53 kmFylakto
6. 58 kmLagyna
7. Show 19 more stations

   1. 66 kmKornofolia
   2. 70 kmSoufli
   3. 84 kmLavara
   4. 90 kmAmorio
   5. 95 kmPsathades
   6. 99 kmDidymoteicho
   7. 105 kmPraggi
   8. 108 kmPetrades
   9. 112 kmPythio
   10. 114 kmPythio Stop
   11. 117 kmRigio
   12. 120 kmSofiko
   13. 122 kmThourio
   14. 123 kmCheimonio
   15. 130 kmOrestiada
   16. 134 kmSakkos
   17. 136 kmKavyli
   18. 138 kmNea Vyssa
   19. 148 kmKastanee
8. 151 kmMarasia
9. 159 kmDilofos
10. 166 kmDikaia
11. 170 kmPtelea
12. 174 kmOrmenio

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14122315 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 1680
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Evros Line?

The Evros Line runs 174 km from Alexandroupoli to Ormenio.

How long does the Evros Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 29 min for the 174 km. That is an average of 70 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Evros Line?

Hellenic Train.

How old is the Evros Line?

The line has been in service since 1874. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Evros Line run?

1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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