Sfendali railway station

Σφενδάλης Sfendali
Location	Malakasa, 190 14[1] Athens East Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°14′08″N 23°47′04″E / 38.2356°N 23.7845°E / 38.2356; 23.7845Coordinates: 38°14′08″N 23°47′04″E / 38.2356°N 23.7845°E / 38.2356; 23.7845
Owned by	GAIAOSE[2]
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[3]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Unstaffed (as of 2021)
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	8 March 1904
Closed	Unknown
Rebuilt	27 October 1983 30 July 2017 (Proastiakos)
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz[3]
Previous names	Malakasa
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Afidnes towards Athens Line 3 Avlona towards Chalcis
Location
Sfendali Location within Greece

Sfendali railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Σφενδάλης, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Sfendalis) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in Malakasa, in the northern part of the Athens urban area, in the municipality of Oropos, Greece. It was inaugurated on 8 March 1904. It is owned by OSE, but service are provided by TrainOSE, through Proastiakos from Athens to Chalcis.^[4] According to the album "From the crowds in the metro", in the late 1960s, the former SEKs have been studying the connection of the Sfendalis station with Oropos.^{[citation needed][5]}

History[]

The Station opened on 8 March 1904, as Malakasa railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Μαλακάσα, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Malakasa), in what was then the Central Greece on what was a branch line of the Piraeus, Demerli & Frontiers Railway. The name reflected the older name for the area, the station's name was renamed to its current name on an unknown date.^[6] In 1920 the station and most of the standard gauge railways in Greece came under the control of the Hellenic State Railways (SEK). 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^[7] 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 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. In 1983 the station was rebuilt, reaping on 27 October of that year. The line was converted to diesel sometime before 1990. 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. The station was reopened on 6 May 2005.^[8] 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. That same year on 30 July Line 3 of Athens suburban railway began serving the station.

Facilities[]

The ground-level station is assessed via stairs or a ramp. It has 2 side platforms, with the main station buildings located on the eastbound platform, these are however now inaccessible and partially rundown, with access to the platforms via stairs or lifts.^[11] The Station is housed in the original stone-built station (Now closed)^[12] There is no cafe on-site. At platform level, there are sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards on both platforms. There is no car park or bus connections at the station.

Services[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos or suburban railway:

Line 3^[13] Athens - Chalcis^[4] with 1 tph. (transfer to Airport and Regional, Express & InterCity services at SKA)

Station layout[]

hideLine structure
Legend
to Thessaloniki to Athens

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	towards Chalcis (Avlona) ←
	Platform 2	towards Piraeus (Afidnes) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Migration Criss[]

On 31st August 2019, the 09:10 train to Athens was delayed for more than an hour at Sfendali station, with officials removing refugees who moved daily from the reception center in Athens.^[14]

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Sfendali railway station - National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages