Pyrgos Vasilissis railway station

Πύργος Βασιλίσσης Pyrgos Vasilissis
Location	Agioi Anargyroi 135 62 Athens West Athens Greece
Coordinates	38°02′22″N 23°43′39″E / 38.039581°N 23.727529°E / 38.039581; 23.727529Coordinates: 38°02′22″N 23°43′39″E / 38.039581°N 23.727529°E / 38.039581; 23.727529
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Athens Airport–Patras railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
History
Opened	27 February 2014
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz (2016)[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Agioi Anargyroi towards Piraeus Line 1 Kato Acharnes towards Airport Line 2 Kato Acharnes towards Kiato
Location
Pyrgos Vasilissis Location within Greece

Pyrgos Vasilissis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Πύργου Βασιλίσσης, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Pýrgou Vasilíssis) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in Agioi Anargyroi, a suburb in the north-central part of Athens, Greece. It was opened on 27 February 2014 and is located in front of the stadium of Agioi Anargyroi (Constantinople and Messolonghi, Anakasa).^[3] The station owes its name to the large adjacent tower, built as a mock castle that was built as a holiday home of Queen Amalia.

History[]

The station opened on 27 February 2014. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane^[4] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities[]

The station building is above the platforms, with access to the platform level via stairs or lift. Access to the station is via steps or ramp. The station buildings are also equipped with toilets and a staffed ticket office. At platform level, there are sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on both platforms on both platforms. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station with the center of Aigio. There is No car park at the station.

Services[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos^[5] or suburban railway:

Line 1^[6] Piraeus - Airport^[7] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).^[8]

Line 2^[9] Piraeus - Kiato^[10] with 1 tph (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).

Station layout[]

Line structure
Legend
to Kato Acharnes to Agioi Anargyroi

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level Ε1	Through Lines	Lines
	Wall
	Platform 1	/ towards Piraeus (Agioi Anargyroi) ←
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	towards Airport/ towards Kiato (Kato Acharnes) →

Future[]

In the future, it will correspond to Line 4 of the Athens Metro and on this line will have a previous station Ilion and next New Delhi.

See also[]

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

References[]