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ZEFYRI RAILWAY STATION Latitude and Longitude:

38°04′11″N 23°43′02″E / 38.069811°N 23.717169°E / 38.069811; 23.717169
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Athens Suburban Railway
Ζεφύρι
Zefyri
General information
Location Zefyri 134 51, Athens
West Athens
Greece
Coordinates 38°04′11″N 23°43′02″E / 38.069811°N 23.717169°E / 38.069811; 23.717169
Owned by GAIAOSE [1]
Line(s) Airport–Patras railway [2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operators Hellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Website http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened10 May 2018
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC [2]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Ano Liosia
towards Kiato
Line A4 Kato Acharnes
towards Piraeus
      Line A2 does not stop here
Location

Zefyri railway station ( Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ζεφυρίου, romanizedSidirodromikos 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. [3]

History

The 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. [4] however due to technical issues the station remain closed to passengers for a further nine mouths. [5] The stations operation started at 5:49 AM [6] 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). [7]

Facilities

The 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

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

Athens Metro Line 2 will call at this station in the future according to the October 2022 metro expansion plan.

Zefyri railway station
line structure

Station layout

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Platforms
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Kiato ( Ano Liosia)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Piraeus ( Kato Acharnes)
Ground level Customer service Exits/Tickets

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Σε λειτουργία αύριο ο νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ζεφυρίου". www.news.gr. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). Athens Transport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ 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.