The railway age · Railway · Harbour and pier
Contract signed: a railway from Myloi, with a pier and a workshop
12 May 1888 (30 April 1888 old style) Proven
Trikoupis and Lomvardos signed the contract with the Belgian consul Louis Rosseels, acting for Ernest Rolin of the Société Internationale de Constructions et d'Entreprises de Travaux Publics. The line was to start at Myloi station and end in the port of Kalamata. The contractor also had to build a pier at Myloi reaching 6 m of water, and a workshop for repairing locomotives.
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Sources
- ΦΕΚ A 136, 24-5-1888 (o.s.): royal decree of 21 May 1888 and contract for the Myloi–Kalamata railway Open (opens in a new tab)
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