Pentelis railway station

Pentelis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Πεντέλης, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Pentélis) is a station located on the borders of the municipalities of Vrilissia, Maroussi, and Chalandri[3] Greece. It was first opened on 21 February 2007 and is located in the median strip of Motorway 6, at the interchange of Pentelis Avenue, at the intersection of which with the railway line SKA - Athens International Airport has been built, from which the station is named. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line.

Πεντέλης
Pentelis
General information
LocationPentelis Avenue
Chalandri 152 34, North Athens
Coordinates38°02′0″N 23°49′19″E
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Athens Suburban Railway Athens Suburban Railway Line 1Athens Suburban Railway Line 4[2]
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened21 February 2007
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Kifisias
towards Piraeus
Line 1 Doukissis Plakentias
Kifisias
towards Ano Liosia
Line 4
Location
Pentelis Line structure

Diagram not to scale

History

The station opened on 21 February 2007, by the Greek Minister of Transport and Communications, Michalis Liapis.[4] In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overhead. Service from Athens Airport & Athens were cut back, with some ticket offices closing, reducing the reliability of services, and passenger numbers. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[5] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe. At platform level, the station is equipped with Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens on the platforms for passenger information, seating, and information boards, with access to the platforms via life or escalator. Outside the station, there is a bus stop where the local 450, 460 & 461 call. Parking is also available at the station.

Services

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

Station layout

L
Ground/Concourse
Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
Ε1
Platform 1 Athens Suburban Railway Line 1 to Piraeus / Athens Suburban Railway Line 4 to Ano Liosia (Kifisias)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line 1Athens Suburban Railway Line 4 to Athens Airport (Doukissis Plakentias)

References

  1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. "Μεταφορές".
  4. "ΥΜΕ: Εγκαινιάστηκε χτες ο νέος σταθμός προαστιακού στην Πεντέλη". traveldailynews.gr.
  5. "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. 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.
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