Pentelis railway station

Πεντέλης Pentelis
Location	Chalandri 152 34, North Athens
Coordinates	38°02′0″N 23°49′19″E / 38.03333°N 23.82194°E / 38.03333; 23.82194Coordinates: 38°02′0″N 23°49′19″E / 38.03333°N 23.82194°E / 38.03333; 23.82194
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Athens Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	21 February 2007
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Kifisias towards Piraeus Line 1 Doukissis Plakentias towards Airport Kifisias towards Ano Liosia Line 4
Location
Pentelis Location within Greece

Line structure
Legend
to Kifisias to Doukissis Plakentias

Pentelis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Πεντέλης, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Pentélis) is a station located on the borders of the municipalities of Vrilissia, Maroussi, and Chalandri^[3] Greece. It was first opened on 21 February 2007 and is located in the median strip of Motorway 6, at the interchange of Pentelis Avenue, at the intersection of which with the railway line SKA - Athens International Airport has been built, from which the station is named. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line.

History[]

The station opened on 21 February 2007, by the Greek Minister of Transport and Communications, Michalis Liapis.^[4] In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Athens Airport & Athens were cut back, with some ticket offices closing, reducing the reliability of services, and passenger numbers. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane^[5] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities[]

The station has a ticket office and cafe. At platform level, the station is equipped with Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens on the platforms for passenger information, seating, and information boards, with access to the platforms via life or escalator. Outside the station, there is a bus stop where the local 450, 460 & 461 call. Parking is also available at the station.

Services[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos^[6] or suburban railway:

Line 1^[7] Piraeus - Airport^[8] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).^[9]

Line 4^[10] Ano Liosia - Airport^[11] with 1 tph.^[12] (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at SKA).

Station Layout[]

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