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Zefyri railway station

Coordinates: 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
LocationZefyri 134 51,Athens
West Athens
Greece
Coordinates38°04′11″N 23°43′02″E / 38.069811°N 23.717169°E / 38.069811; 23.717169
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
Key dates
4 June 2007Connection opened[3]
30 Jul 2017Connection electrified[4]
10 May 2018Station opened[5]
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
Map

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.[5]

History

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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.[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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  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. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Σε λειτουργία αύριο ο νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ζεφυρίου". www.news.gr. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). Athens Transport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ 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.