[5] The Palaiofarsalos station opened in 1908 as Demerli[3] at the meeting point between the metric line of the Thessaly Railways (S.Th.)

[3] After the First World War, the Greek state planned the ambitious construction of several new rail lines and links, including a standard gauge line from Kalambaka onto Kozani and then Veroia creating a conversion of the route from Volos to Kalambaka on standard gauge.

Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s.

[11] Palaiofarsalos railway station temporarily remained out of operation, with Thessaloniki-Paleofarsalos routes terminating at Larissa.

[16] OSE engineers were on the ground in the worst affected areas, such as Paleofarsalos to assess the extent of the damage, and prepare detailed reports, and seek financial assistance from the European Union.

[17] 50 km (31 mi) of tracks was completely destroyed[18] Repairing the extensive damage, was estimated at between 35 and 45 million euros.

[19] OSE managing director, Panagiotis Terezakis, spoke of reconstruction works reaching 50 million euros, confirming at the same time that there will be no rail traffic in the effected sections of the network for at least a month.

[20] The devastation goes beyond the tracks and signalling, affecting costly equipment such as the European Train Control System (ETCS), which enhances rail safety.