Ano Liosia railway station

Ano Liosia (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Άνω Λιοσίων, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Áno Liosíon) is a train station in Ano Liosia, a western suburb of Athens, Greece. It is located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway, and has a single island platform. The station is the western terminus of Line 4 of the Athens Suburban Railway to and from Athens Airport. It is also served by Line 2 between Piraeus and Kiato.[3] it sits a 700 meaters from Zefyri, or a 2 min train ride.

Άνω Λιόσια
Ano Liosia
A view of the station in 2013.
General information
LocationAno Liosia, 133 41, Athens
West Attica
Greece
Coordinates38°04′15″N 23°42′36″E
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Proastiakos Athens Airport–Patras railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened18 July 2006 (2006-07-18)
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Aspropyrgos
towards Kiato
 Line 2 Zefyri
towards Piraeus
Terminus Line 4 Acharnes Railway Center
towards Athens Airport
Location

History

It opened on 18 July 2006.[4] In 2008, all Athens Suburban Railway services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[5] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[6] rail infrastructure, remained under the control of OSE and station infrastructure under Gaiose. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[7]

Facilities

The station building is above the platforms, with access to the platform level via stairs or lifts. The station buildings are also equipped with toilets and a ticket office (closed as of 2020). There is no cafe or shop on-site. However, vending machines are provided (inoperable as of 2021). At platform level, there are sheltered seating, Dot-matrix display departure or arrival screens and timetable poster boards on all the platforms. There are lifts and stairs to the Island platform's. Access to platforms 1-2 is via the main concourse. There is no passenger car park at this station. Outside the station, there is a taxi rank and bus stop where the local 723, 749 & B12 call.

Services

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

Line structure
single direction

Station layout
L
Ground/Concourse		 Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1		 Though Line out of order
Platform 1A Athens Suburban Railway Athens Suburban Railway Line 2 towards Kiato (Aspropyrgos) ←
Platform 1B Athens Suburban Railway Athens Suburban Railway Line 4 towards Athens Airport (Acharnes Railway Center) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Athens Suburban Railway Line 2 towards Piraeus (Zefyri) →

Future

In 2009, a future connection to Line 2 of the Athens Metro was officially proposed.[10] However, according to the October 2022 plan, the Line 2 station will be built in Zefyri instead.

See also

References
  1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. "2017 Network Statement Annexes". OSE.
  3. "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
  6. "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.
  7. https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1188080/trainose-renamed-hellenic-train-eyes-expansion/
  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.
  9. 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.
  10. "ATHENS METRO – The future Metro extensions were incorporated into the New Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica Prefecture". Attiko Metro. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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