Classic route
Thrace InterCity
Thessaloniki → Alexandroupoli · Greece
Greece’s only train across Thrace: 440 km laid in 1896 for the Salonika–Constantinople railway, threading the Nestos gorge between Drama and Xanthi.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1185198 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 39 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 13 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Hellenic Train — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Thrace InterCity?
The Thrace InterCity runs 440 km from Thessaloniki to Alexandroupoli.
How long does the Thrace InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~8 h 20 min for the 440 km. That is an average of 53 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Thrace InterCity?
Hellenic Train.
How old is the Thrace InterCity?
The line has been in service since 1896. 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.
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