Zefyri railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ζεφυρίου, romanized: Sidirodromikos Stathmos Zefyriou) is a station on the Athens Airport-Patras railway line in Zefyri, a suburb in the north-central part of Athens, Greece. Located inside a tunnel on the islet of Attiki Odos, The station opened on 10 May 2018 and is served by the Athens Suburban Railway.[5]
Ζεφύρι Zefyri | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Zefyri 134 51,Athens West Athens Greece | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′11″N 23°43′02″E / 38.069811°N 23.717169°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Airport–Patras railway[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |       | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | |||||||||||||||
| Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 June 2007 | Connection opened[3] | |||||||||||||||
| 30 Jul 2017 | Connection electrified[4] | |||||||||||||||
| 10 May 2018 | Station opened[5] | |||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station was inaugurated on Wednesday 2 August 2017, when the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Spirtzis opened the station, arriving on a special "ministerial" train.[6] however due to technical issues the station remain closed to passengers for a further nine mouths.[7] The stations operation started at 5:49 AM[8] on 10 May 2018. Constructed by ERGOSE within the existing cutting, as the line open several years prior. Built using the cut & cover metherd, it was an independent technical object of the project: Zefyriou "(Α.Σ. 541/13).[9]
Facilities
editThe station has a ticket office. At platform level, seating and information boards are available, with access to the platforms via life or escalator. There is a bus stop outside the station where the local 735 calls.
Services
editSince 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.[10]
Athens Metro Line 2 will call at this station in the future according to the October 2022 metro expansion plan.
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Station layout
edit| P Platforms |
Platform 2 | →  to Kiato (Ano Liosia) ←
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 1 | → to Piraeus (Kato Acharnes) →
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| Ground level | Customer service | Exits/Tickets |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "New Suburban Railway Timetable". Proastiakos (in Greek). Athens: OSE. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Important changes for the Athens Suburban Railway from 30/07/2017". TrainOSE (in Greek). Athens: OSE. July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Σε λειτουργία αύριο ο νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ζεφυρίου". www.news.gr. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). Athens Transport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Kiato and Kiato-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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