Παιανία - Κάντζα
Paiania - Kantza
General information
LocationKantza
Paiania
Greece
Coordinates37°59′03″N 23°52′12″E / 37.98417°N 23.87000°E / 37.98417; 23.87000
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Managed byHellenic Train
Line(s)Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operators
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible
History
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC[2]
Key dates
30 July 2004Opened
10 July 2006Rebuilt for Metro trains[3]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Pallini
towards Piraeus
 Line A1 Koropi
towards Athens Airport
Pallini
towards Ano Liosia
 Line A2
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Pallini
towards Dimotiko Theatro
 Line 3 Koropi
towards Athens Airport
Location

Paiania–Kantza (Greek: Παιανία–Κάντζα) is a station located north east of the suburban town of Paiania in Athens, East Attica. located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. This station first opened to Athens Suburban Railway trains on 30 July 2004,[4] with Athens Metro services calling at this station from 10 July 2006.[5]

The station's platforms have two levels, with each end serving trains from either the Athens Metro or the Suburban Railway: Suburban Railway trains stop at the southern end. In contrast, Athens Metro Line 3 trains stop at the northern end.[6] As of November 2022, the station is served by two Suburban Railway trains per hour to the airport, one or two to Ano Liosia and one to Pireaus.[7]

Naming

Although the station signs mention the name Paiania-Kantza, all trains' announcements call the station simply Kantza.

Services

Since 27 September 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:

Bus route 307 and 324 call at the bus stop.

Station layout

Line structure
towards Pallini
towards Koropi
P
Platforms		 Platform 1 ← Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Piraeus / Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Ano Liosia / Athens Metro Line 3 to Dimotiko Theatro (Pallini)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 Athens Metro Line 3 to Athens Airport (Koropi) →

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. ↑ "Inauguration of new Metro stations". ANT1 News (in Greek). Marousi: Antenna TV. 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Athens Timeline (Proastiakos, Metro, Tram, Lycabettus)". CityRailTransit. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "UrbanRail.Net > > ATHENS - ATHINA Metro - Line 3". UrbanRail.net. 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Urban Rail Transport SA (STASY SA) - Stations - Paiania-Kantza". Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY S.A.). Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Railway Timetable" (PDF). Proastiakos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  8. 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.
  9. ↑ "Timetable" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.


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