Zefyri railway station

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
Line(s)Airport–Patras railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
Key dates
6 July 2007Connection opened
30 July 2017Connection electrified
10 May 2018Station opened
Services
Preceding station 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.

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

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

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

See also

References

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