Kulata-Promachonas border crossing
The border crossing Kulata-Promachonas ( Bulgarian ГКПП Кулата-Промахон - GKPP Kulata- granite's Kontrolno Propuskwatelen point Koulata - Cross-control passage point Koulata; Greek Συνοριακή Διόδος Προμαχών - Κούλατα Synoriakí diodos Promachonas - Koulata or σταθμός Κούλατα - Προμαχών Stathmós Koulata - Promachon ) lies between Bulgaria and Greece .
The border crossing is in the valley of the Struma River and connects to the southwest of the Bulgarian village Kulata . The border crossing is the main border crossing between Bulgaria and Greece and is located along European route 79 and Pan-European Transport Corridor IV . In addition, the future A6 motorway is to cross the border here and create a direct connection from Sofia via Thessaloniki to Athens . The Dupnitsa – Kulata railway, which continues to Strymonas and meets the Greek line Thessaloníki – Alexandrupoli , was electrified in Bulgaria in 2001. However, their development status is far from that of the parallel road link. The customs post of the Kulata border crossing is in the village of Kulata. The customs station is also responsible for the Slatarevo customs station (Bulgarian Златарево) and the customs office in Petritsch.
On the Greek side of the border crossing is the village of Promachonas (Greek Προμαχώνας, Bulgar. Драготин / Dragotin), in the municipality of Sindiki (Greek Σιντική), Central Macedonia .
Since 2010, border controls in road traffic have been carried out by mixed groups of Greek-Bulgarian customs officers on the Greek side. In the Kulata station on the Bulgarian side, border clearance for rail traffic is carried out, also by joint groups of customs officials. At the same time, the trains are being reloaded here because of the lack of catenary in Greece.
Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 46.4 " N , 23 ° 21 ′ 47.7" E