Acharnes railway station
Αχαρνές Acharnes | |||||||||||
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| Location | 136 72, Acharnes[1] East Attica Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′49″N 23°44′38″E / 38.0803°N 23.7439°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[2] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway[3] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible |       | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Peak times only) | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 March 1904 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 30 July 2017 (Suburban Rail) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC[3] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Menidi | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Acharnes Location within Greece | |||||||||||
Acharnes railway station (
History
The Station opened on 8 March 1904 on what was a branch line of the Piraeus, Demerli & Frontiers Railway. Originally the line was steam-powered, evident by the (now) disused water pump adjacent to the station. In 1920 the station and most of the standard gauge railways in Greece came under the control of the Hellenic State Railways (SEK). During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Athens was controlled by the German military, and the line used for the transport of troops and weapons. During the occupation (and especially during German withdrawal in 1944), the network was severely damaged[5] by both the German army and Greek resistance groups. The track and rolling stock replacement took time following the civil war, with normal service levels resumed around 1948. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. The line was converted to diesel sometime before 1990. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down.
In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE, it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.
In 2009, with the
Facilities
The ground-level station is assessed via stairs or a ramp. It has two side platforms, with the main station buildings located on the eastbound platform, with access to the platforms via stairs or lifts. There are station buildings on the westbound. However, these are inaccessible and rundown. The Station is housed in the original stone-built station buildings and is equipped with a booking office and waiting area. At platform level, both platforms have sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards. There is currently a small car park on-site. Outside the station, there is a bus stop where the local 537, 721, 734& 755 call.[citation needed]
Services
Since 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:
Station layout
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| L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
| Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 |  to Athens (SKA) ←
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| Platform 2 | to Chalcis (Dekeleia) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
See also
- Railway stations in Greece
- Hellenic Railways Organization
- Hellenic Train
- Proastiakos
- P.A.Th.E./P.
References
- ^ "Profile". xo.gr. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ a b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Proastiakos timetable 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "The Rack Railway, Diakopto-Kalavryta, an amazing journey".
- ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων". Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Εξαρθρώθηκε σπείρα που λήστευε επιβάτες στο σταθμό Αχαρνών". 13 November 2018.
- ^ Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Athens-Chalkida and Chalkida-Athens" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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