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Chalcis Railway Station
Chalcis railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Χαλκίδος, Sidirodromikos stathmos Chalkídos) is a railway station in the city of Chalcis, in Euboea, Greece. Opened on 8 March 1904, it is now the northern terminus station of the Athens - Chalcis service of Proastiakos. The station sits close to the waterfront, with a small promenade running parallel to the platforms. It is owned by OSE, but services are provided by Hellenic Train through the Athens Suburban Railway to Oinoi and Athens. History The inauguration of the station took place on 6 March 1904, along with the construction of the first of the line, when an official dinner for 400 people was given on its premises, with the presence of three warships, one English, one French and one Greek. The station opened to traffic two days later, along with the rest of the line on 8 March 1904, in what was then the Central Greece on what was a branch line of the Piraeus, Demerli & Frontiers Railway. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euboea (regional Unit)
Euboea ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Εύβοιας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It consists of the islands of Euboea and Skyros, as well as a 260 km² area on the Greek mainland. Its land area is 4,167.449 km², whereas the total land area of the municipalities actually on the island Euboea is 3,684.848 km², which includes that of numerous small offshore islets ( Petalies Islands) near Euboea's southern tip. Administration The Euboea regional unit is subdivided into 8 municipalities, numbered in the picture in the infobox. These are: *Chalcis (''Chalkida'', 1) * Dirfys-Messapia (2) * Eretria (3) * Istiaia-Aidipsos (4) * Karystos (5) * Kymi-Aliveri (6) * Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna (7) * Skyros (8) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Euboea Prefecture ( el, Νομός Εύβοιας) was transformed into a regional unit within the Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece ( grc, label=Katharevousa, Greek, Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος ) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople (1832), Treaty of Constantinople, where Greece also secured its full independence from the Ottoman Empire after nearly four centuries. The Kingdom of Greece was dissolved in 1924 and the Second Hellenic Republic was established following Greece's defeat by Turkey in the Asia Minor Campaign. A military ''coup d'état'' restored the monarchy in 1935 and Greece became a Kingdom again until 1973. The Kingdom was finally dissolved in the aftermath of a Greek military junta of 1967–1974, seven-year military dictatorship (1967–1974) and the Third Hellenic Republic was established following a 1974 Greek republic referendum, referendum held in 1974. Background The Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dot-matrix Display
A dot-matrix display is a low cost electronic digital display device that displays information on machines such as clocks, watches, calculators, and many other devices requiring a simple alphanumeric (and/or graphic) display device of limited resolution. The display consists of a dot matrix of lights or mechanical indicators arranged in a rectangular configuration (other shapes are also possible, although not common) such that by switching on or off selected lights, text or graphics can be displayed. These displays are normally created with LCD, OLED, or LED lights and can be found in some Thin Film Transistors. The Thin Film Transistors had an active display which allows the dot matrix to display different pixels with different colors at the same time. A dot matrix controller converts instructions from a processor into signals that turn on or off indicator elements in the matrix so that the required display is produced. History The dot-matrix display is also called the Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge running above and over the tracks. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line. Layout Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing) the platforms may ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrainOSE
Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. ( el, ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε., pronounced ''trenosé'') is a private railway company in Greece which currently operates passenger and freight trains on Hellenic Railways Organization, OSE lines. TrainOSE was acquired in September 2017 by the Italian national railway company, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. The company was a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) until 2008, when it became an independent state-owned company until its privatisation in 2017. Hellenic Train employs train crews, operators and manages the most of rail services throughout the Greek railway network, leasing Hellenic Railways Organisation rolling stock, rolling stock owned by GAIOSE except for FS Class ETR 470, ETR 470 trains. In 2022 the company rebranded as Hellenic Train. History The company was a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) and has been since 2005. Before 2005 it had been an in-house service of OSE. In 2008 the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Government-debt Crisis
Greece faced a sovereign debt crisis in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Widely known in the country as The Crisis (Greek: Η Κρίση), it reached the populace as a series of sudden reforms and austerity measures that led to impoverishment and loss of income and property, as well as a small-scale humanitarian crisis. In all, the Greek economy suffered the longest recession of any advanced mixed economy to date. As a result, the Greek political system has been upended, social exclusion increased, and hundreds of thousands of well-educated Greeks have left the country. The Greek crisis started in late 2009, triggered by the turmoil of the world-wide Great Recession, structural weaknesses in the Greek economy, and lack of monetary policy flexibility as a member of the Eurozone. The crisis included revelations that previous data on government debt levels and deficits had been underreported by the Greek government: the official forecast for the 2009 budget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries, with 301 medal events in 28 different sports. The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became one of only four cities at the time to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los Angeles). A new medal obverse was int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Ministry Of Culture
The Ministry of Culture and Sports ( el, Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού) is the government department of Greece entrusted with preserving the country's cultural heritage, promoting the arts, and overseeing sport through the subordinate General Secretariat for Sports. The incumbent minister is Lina Mendoni. The Deputy Minister for Modern Culture is Nicholas Yatromanolakis, and the Deputy Minister for Sports is . History This ministry was established in 1971 as the Ministry of Culture and Sciences () and it was renamed the Ministry of Culture () on 26 July 1985. On 7 October 2009, it was merged with the Ministry of Touristic Development to form the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (). It ceased to exist on 21 June 2012, when the Ministry of Tourism was re-established and the culture portfolio was absorbed by the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs to form the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War ( el, ο Eμφύλιος [Πόλεμος], ''o Emfýlios'' [''Pólemos''], "the Civil War") took place from 1946 to 1949. It was mainly fought against the established Kingdom of Greece, which was supported by the United Kingdom and the United States and won in the end. The losing opposition held a self-proclaimed people's republic, the Provisional Democratic Government, Provisional Democratic Government of Greece, which was governed by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its military branch, the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). The rebels were supported by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. The war has its roots at the WW2 conflict, between the Communist Party of Greece, communist-dominated left-wing Greek Resistance, resistance organisation, the National Liberation Front (Greece), EAM-ELAS, and loosely-allied anticommunist resistance forces. It later escalated into a major civil war between the state and the communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dekeleia Railway Station
Dekeleia railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δεκελείας, ''Sidirodromikos Stathmos Dekeleias'') is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in the northern part of the Athens urban area, in the municipality of Acharnes, Greece. It was inaugurated on 8 March 1904, and reopened on 6 May 2005. It is owned by OSE, but service are provided by TrainOSE, through the Athens Suburban Railway from Athens to Chalcis. It is located close Tatoi Airport, however it does not serve the airport. History The Station opened on 8 March 1904, as Tatoi railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Τατόι, Sidirodromikós stathmós Tatoi) in what was then the Central Greece on what was a branch line of the Piraeus, Demerli & Frontiers Railway. The station building is elaborate for such a small station (exceeding the traffic needs of the area serves), however, since it was formerly used to service the nearby Tatoi Palace, the sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Stefanos Railway Station
Agios Stefanos railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αγίου Στεφάνου, Sidirodromikós Stathmós Agíou Stefánou) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in the northern part of the Athens urban area, in the municipality of Agios Stefanos, Greece. It was inaugurated on 8 March 1904, and reopened on 6 May 2005. It is owned by OSE, but service are provided by TrainOSE, through the Athens Suburban Railway from Athens to Chalcis. The station was the setting for 1954 Greek film Neither Cat nor Damage, starring Vasilis Logothetidis. History The Station opened on 8 March 1904, as Bogiati railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Μπογιάτι, Sidirodromikós stathmós Bogiati) or as Vogiati railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Βογιάτι, Sidirodromikós stathmós Vogiati), the information is not that clear, in what was then the Central Greece on what was a branch line of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
