Κηφισίας
Kifisias
Kifissias railway station, July 2013
General information
LocationKifisias Avenue
Marousi 151 25, North Athens
Coordinates38°2′31″N 23°48′12″E / 38.04194°N 23.80333°E / 38.04194; 23.80333
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Platform levels2
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened30 July 2004 (2004-07-30)[3]
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC[2]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Nerantziotissa
towards Piraeus
 Line A1 Pentelis
towards Athens Airport
Nerantziotissa
towards Ano Liosia
 Line A2
Location

Kifisias railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κηφισίας, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Kifisías) is a station located on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, a municipality of the regional unit of North Athens, Attica, Greece, located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. It was first opened on 30 July 2004,[3] along with the first section of the Athens Airport–Patras railway, and is located in the median strip of Motorway 6, at the interchange of Kifisias Avenue, from which the station is named. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line. In the future, it will meet with Metro Line 4, through Paradise Station, which is planned to open after 2035.

The station should not be confused with the metro station of Line 1, which lies further north in the suburb of Kifisia.

History

The station opened on 30 July 2004, along with the first section of the Athens Airport–Patras railway. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cut back, 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[4] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe (since closed). 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 a limited number of parking spaces for railway users.

Services

Since 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:

Future

The Athens Metro Development Plan of October 2022 currently proposes an interchange from this station with Line 4, at Paradissos.[6]

Station layout

Line structure
to Nerantziotissa
to Pentelis
L
Ground/Concourse		 Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
Ε1		 Platform 1 ← Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Piraeus / Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Ano Liosia (Nerantziotissa)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Athens Airport (Pentelis) →

References

  1. ↑ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 "Τα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού της Αθήνας". 26 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Airport and Ano Liosia-Koropi-Airport" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Airport-Koropi-Ano Liosia and Airport-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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