Afidnes railway station

Αφίδνες Afidnes
Location	Afidnes, 190 14, Athens East Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°11′16″N 23°50′41″E / 38.1877°N 23.8446°E / 38.1877; 23.8446Coordinates: 38°11′16″N 23°50′41″E / 38.1877°N 23.8446°E / 38.1877; 23.8446
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Unstaffed (as of 2021)
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	8 March 1904
Closed	Unknown
Rebuilt	6 May 2005[3] 30 July 2017 (Proastiakos)
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2]
Previous names	Kiourka
Passengers
2001 - 345 2011 - 293
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Agios Stefanos towards Athens Line 3 Sfendali towards Chalcis
Location
Afidnes Location within Greece

Afidnes railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αφιδνών, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Afidnon) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in Afidnes, in the northern part of the Athens urban area, in the municipality of Oropos, Greece. It was inaugurated on 8 March 1904, and reopened on 6 May 2005.^[4] It is owned by OSE, but service are provided by TrainOSE, through Proastiakos from Athens to Chalcis.^[5] The station was featured in a 1974 episode of the YENED Greek soap opera Border Station (Μεθοριακός Σταθμός).^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The Station opened on 8 March 1904, as Kiourka railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Κιούρκα, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Kiourka), in what was then the Central Greece on what was a branch line of the Piraeus, Demerli & Frontiers Railway. The name reflects the older name for the area. After the station opened, a new settlement arose near it named Stathmos Afidnon ("Afidnes station"). In 1920 the station and most of the standard gauge railways in Greece came under the control of the Hellenic State Railways (SEK). During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941-44), Athens was controlled by German military fourses, and the line used for the transport of troops and weapons. During the occupation (and especially during German withdrawal in 1944), the network was severely damaged^[6] by both the German army and Greek resistance groups. The track and rolling stock replacement took time following the civil war, with normal service levels resumed around 1948. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station, and most of the Greek rail infrastructure was transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. In 1974 episode of the YENED Greek soap opera Border Station (Μεθοριακός Σταθμός) was filmed at Afidnes railway station.^{[citation needed]} The line was converted to diesel sometime before 1990. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down. The station was reopened on 6 May 2005.^[7] In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.^[8] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane^[9] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. That same year on 30 July Line 3 of Athens suburban railway began serving the station.

Facilities[]

The ground-level station is assessed via stairs or a ramp. It has 1 side platform and two island platforms, with the main station buildings located on the eastbound platform, these are however now inaccessible and partially rundown, with access to the platforms via stairs or lifts.^[10] The Station is housed in the original stone-built station (Now closed). There is no cafe on-site, however, there is a restaurant next door 'Manáras'. At platform level, there are sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards on both platforms. There is a large car park next to the westbound platforms. There are no bus connections at the station.

Services[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos or suburban railway:

Line 3^[11] Athens - Chalcis^[5] with 1 tph. (transfer to Airport and Regional, Express & InterCity services at SKA)

Station layout[]

hideLine structure
Legend
to Thessaloniki to Athens

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level Ε1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	towards Athens (Agios Stefanos) ←
	Platform 2	towards Chalcis (Sfendali) →
	Island platform, doors to the left
	Platform 3	In non-regular use

Gallery[]

• 

  Siemens Desiro EMU-5 aproching Afidnes station in October 2017

See also[]

• Hellenic Railways Organization
• TrainOSE
• Proastiakos
• P.A.Th.E./P.

References[]

External links[]

• Agios Stefanos railway station - National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages