Rentis railway station

Ρέντης
Rentis
	Ρέντης; Rentis
	Rentis railway station, goods yard and siddings Mid 2015
Location	Agios Ioannis Rentis 182 33, Athens; Piraeus; Greece
Coordinates	37°57′45″N 23°40′07″E / 37.962463°N 23.668512°ECoordinates: 37°57′45″N 23°40′07″E / 37.962463°N 23.668512°E
Owned by	GAIAOSE
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 (2 through lines)
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	AIP
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	30 June 1884
Closed	7 August 2005
Rebuilt	4 June 2007
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Location
	Ρέντης; Rentis

Rentis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ρέντης, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Rentis) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in Agios Ioannis Rentis, a neighborhood of Piraeus. Originally opened on 30 June 1884^[4] it was rebuilt to serve Proastiakos lines when this section came into operation in June 2007. It owes its name to the area of Agios Ioannis Rentis, shortened to just Rentis.

History[]

The Station opened in its original form on 30 June 1884^[5] on what was the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese line (or SPAP) build to connect Piraeus and Athens. In the early 20th Century, a large freight depot was built alongside the station, and was the main freight base of the Greek railways.^[6] In 1920 Hellenic State Railways or SEK was established, however, many railways, such as the SPAP continued to be run as a separate company, becoming an independent company once more two years later. Due to growing debts, the SPAP came under government control between 1939 and 1940. 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 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 1954 SPAP was nationalized once more. In 1962 the SPAP was amalgamated into SEK.^[7] 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. 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. In 2005, the station was closed for major upgrades to allow the new suburban railway to use the station. On 3 June 2007, its extensive renovation and integration into the new suburban railway network as Line 1 and Line 2 of Athens suburban railway were completed. 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.

Facilities[]

The station building is located on an Island platform, with access to the platform level via stairs or lifts. The Station buildings are also equipped with a staffed ticket office. At platform level, there are sheltered seating in a new air-conditioned indoor passenger shelter and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on both platforms. There is a small car park on-site. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station.

Services[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos^[10] or suburban railway:

Line 1^[11] Piraeus - Airport^[12] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).^[13]

Line 2^[14] Piraeus - Kiato^[15] with 1 tph (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).

From 1904 and 2005, Rentis had direct services to , on a now disused curve.

Station layout[]

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level Ε1	Platform 1	/ towards Piraeus (Lefka) ←
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	towards Airport/ towards Kiato (Tavros) →