Doxaras railway station

On 10 April 1924 in Doxaras, twelve masked[4] men disguised as Manlicher rifles boarded the northbound train from Athens to Thessaloniki at around 01:00 and proceeded to rob the passengers, among them the Minister of Social Welfare of Pazis and the former governor of Macedonia, Ioannis Valalas.[5] The thieves escaped with a haul estimated at around 400,000 Δρ.[4] It was the first large-scale train robbery in Greek history.

On 16 January 1972, at around 16:45[6] on the line between Doxaras and Orfana, a breakdown in communication between the corresponding stationmasters at Doxaras and Orfana coursed an express train and a military relief train to collided in bad weather on the single track line. The southbound diesel hauled Acropolis Express and northbound Number 121 Athens-Thessaloniki, (known as posta) were allowed to proceed[7] without first allowing a passing loop. 21 people died and more than 40 were injured[8] in one of the deadliest rail accident in Greece.[9][6] Nikolaos Gekas[10] The stationmaster at Orfana was later sentence of 5 years for his part in the disaster.[11]

The station is served by local trains to Thessaloniki, Larissa and Paleofarsalos, with only two services calling at the station.