Athens railway station
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| Location | Domokou Avenue, Kolonos Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′32.24″N 23°43′14″E / 37.9922889°N 23.72056°ECoordinates: 37°59′32.24″N 23°43′14″E / 37.9922889°N 23.72056°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 (3 operational) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 10 (4 operational) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | TrainOSE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 March 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (2016)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location within West Athens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Athens railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αθηνών, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Athinón) is the main railway station of Athens, and the largest station in Greece. Located in the central quarter of Kolonos, it resulted from the merger of the city's two main railway terminals—the (Σταθμός Λαρίσης, Stathmós Larísis) of the Piraeus–Platy railway towards central and northern Greece, and the Peloponnese Station (Σταθμός Πελοποννήσου, Stathmós Peloponnísou) of the Piraeus–Patras railway linking Athens with the Peloponnese. It is still colloquially known as Larissa Station,[3] which is also the name of the adjacent Metro station.
History[]
Inaugurated in 1904, the station was named after the city of Larissa, then the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Greece and the one nearest the northern terminus of the standard-gauge Piraeus–Papapouli railway.[3] The adjacent Peloponnese Station (37°59′22.6″N 23°43′9.52″E / 37.989611°N 23.7193111°E), inaugurated on 30 June 1884, was served by the metre-gauge Piraeus–Patras railway to the Peloponnese.
In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE, it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance, of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.[4] In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. The station closed on 7 August 2005, along with the metre-gauge line between Piraeus and Agioi Anargyroi, its services were transferred to Larissa Station upon the opening of the Proastiakos line to Corinth on 27 September 2005.[5][6] In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. In 2008, all Proastiakos were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE.
The final service departed the unmodernized Larissa Station on 4 June 2017, before it was closed for various upgrades including the installation of a railway electrification system.[7] The upgraded station was reopened on 30 July 2017.[8] The Athens Metro station, inaugurated on 28 January 2000, lies underground and is served by Line 2 between Anthoupoli and Elliniko.
Facilities[]
The station comprises a large, two-floor building in central Athens. Three platforms and four tracks are currently in use. A second phase of upgrades is underway, including the construction of new tracks and platforms, a central underpass connecting all platforms and the metro station, additional pedestrian underpasses and overpasses, building restoration works and an overhaul of road traffic surrounding the station.[9] In the meantime, trains will continue to use the platforms and tracks built during the previous upgrade, located where the goods yard of the old Peloponnese Station once stood.[10]
Services[]
The station is served the following lines of the Athens Metro
The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos[11] or suburban railway:
Line 1[12] Piraeus - Airport[13] with 1 tph.
Line 2[14] Piraeus - Kiato[15] with 1 tph.
Line 3[16] Athens - Chalcis[17] with 1 tph.
Line 5[18] Aigio - Athens[19] with 2 tph.[20][21]
The station is served the following 
services:
- Regional services (1510, 1511) to Athens and Leianokladi.
- Express services (884, 885) to Athens and Kalambaka.
- InterCity/InterCity Express services to Thebes and Thessaloniki (8 trains per day)
During the twentieth century, especially in the first half, Athens station was the terminus for some international trains, such as an Express to Berlin (departing from the former Anhalter Bahnhof) or the "Arlberg"[22] route of the Orient Express (London-Athens via Paris-Zürich-Vienna-Budapest-Belgrade-Skopje), in service until 1962 and then of the Direct Orient Express (Paris-Lausanne-Venice-Ljubljana-Zagreb-Belgrade-Skopje) until 1976.[23]
Gallery[]
View of the station with metre gauge and normal gauge rails, 1979.
A Proastiakos DMU at the station in 2005, before electrification, 2017.
The Now closed heritage-listed Peloponnese Station building, 2007.
See also[]
- New Thessaloniki Railway Station
- Railways of Greece
- Hellenic Railways Organization
- TrainOSE
- Proastiakos
- P.A.Th.E./P.
References[]
- ^ https://www.gaiaose.com/
- ^ "Μέχρι τους Αγίους Αναργύρους η ηλεκτροκίνηση στον Προαστιακό". March 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "«Larissa Station», or Athens Railway Station". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ https://www.gaiaose.com/
- ^ "Athens Guide: Trains in Greece". www.athensguide.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Electrification of 3 Gefires – Piraeus". ERGOSE. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Δελτίο Τύπου 28/07/2017 - Νέος χάρτης γραμμών και δρομολογίων στον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο Αθήνας από την Κυριακή 30 Ιουλίου 2017" (in Greek). TrainOSE. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Completion of Athens Railway station upgrading – Phase B". ERGOSE. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Μεταμορφώθηκε ο Σταθμός Λαρίσης με τις νέες Αποβάθρες". Ypodomes.com (in Greek). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Ο προαστιακός έπιασε... Χαλκίδα". Τα Νέα. Αθήνα. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Proastiakos timetable 2020
- ^ "Ο προαστιακός έπιασε... Χαλκίδα". Τα Νέα. Αθήνα. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Στους Αγίους Αναργύρους θα τερματίζουν τα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού από Χαλκίδα". October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ο προαστιακός έπιασε... Χαλκίδα". Τα Νέα. Αθήνα. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Στους Αγίους Αναργύρους θα τερματίζουν τα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού από Χαλκίδα". October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ο προαστιακός έπιασε... Χαλκίδα". Τα Νέα. Αθήνα. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Στους Αγίους Αναργύρους θα τερματίζουν τα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού από Χαλκίδα". October 21, 2019.
- ^ Timetable Piraeus - Airport and Ano Liosia - Airport, TrainOSE, accessed 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ See map on Commons
- ^ "Darstaed TP - gauge '0' tin plate trains - Your stop for a ride through the past". www.darstaed.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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External links[]
- Athens railway station - National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages
Media related to Athens Larissa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Athens Metro stations
- Railway stations in Athens
- Buildings and structures in Athens
- Railway stations opened in 1904
- Railway stations in Attica
- 1904 establishments in Greece