Aspropyrgos railway station

Ασπρόπυργος Aspropyrgos
Location	Aspropyrgos, Athens West Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°04′51″N 23°36′15″E / 38.0809°N 23.6042°E / 38.0809; 23.6042Coordinates: 38°04′51″N 23°36′15″E / 38.0809°N 23.6042°E / 38.0809; 23.6042
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Athens Airport–Patras railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Depth	2
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
History
Opened	18 July 2006
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Ano Liosia towards Piraeus Line 2 Magoula towards Kiato
Location
Aspropyrgos Location within Greece

Aspropyrgos Railway Station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ασπροπύργου, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Aspropýrgou) is a train station in the municipality of Aspropyrgos, West Attica, Greece. The station is located north of the residential area, on the Athens Airport–Patras railway. The station is served by Line 2 of Proastiakos Athens between Piraeus and Kiato.^[3] It is located adjacent to the Thriasian Plain freight yard owned by OSE.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

History[]

It opened on 18 July 2006, and should not be confused with the on the Piraeus–Patras railway that is located further south, inside the town of Aspropyrgos. In 2008, all Proastiakos services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.^[9] 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^[10] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In August 2021, a train (train 1329 Kiato to Piraeus) on approach to the station was attacked by stones, damaging the driver's cab.^[11]

Facilities[]

The ground-level station is located via stairs or a ramp. It has 2 island platforms, with the main station buildings located on the westbound platform. As of (2021) the station has waiting shelters on the platforms and staffed booking office. There is no cafe or shop on-site. At platform level, there are sheltered seating, Dot-matrix display departure or arrival screens and timetable poster boards on all the platforms. There are lifts and stairs to both raised Island platform's. The station is equipped with a large car park and bus stop on the forecourt at the entrance to the station, where the local 855, 881 call.

It is adjacent to the Thriasian Plain freight yard owned by OSE.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Services[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos^[16] or suburban railway:

Line 2^[17][18] Piraeus - Kiato^[19] with 1 tph.^[20] (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).

Station layout[]

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1
	Platform 1	In non-regular use
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	towards Piraeus (Ano Liosia) ←
	Platform 3	towards Kiato (Magoula) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 4	In non-regular use

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