Ano Liosia railway station

Athens Suburban Railway
Άνω Λιόσια
Ano Liosia
A view of the station in 2013.
General information
LocationAno Liosia, 133 41, Fyli
West Attica
Greece
Coordinates38°04′15″N 23°42′36″E / 38.0708°N 23.7099°E / 38.0708; 23.7099
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Bus routes723, 749, 712, B12
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Key dates
27 September 2005Line opened[3]
18 July 2006Station opened
14 February 2009Line electrified[4]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Terminus Line A2 Acharnes Railway Center
Aspropyrgos
towards Kiato
Line A4 Zefyri
towards Piraeus
Location
Map

Ano Liosia (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Άνω Λιοσίων, romanizedSidirodromikós Stathmós Áno Liosíon) is a train station in Ano Liosia, a western suburb in the municipality of Fyli, West Attica, Attica, 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 the Athens Suburban Railway to and from Athens Airport. It is also served by trains to and from Piraeus and Kiato.[5] it sits a 700 meaters from Zefyri, or a 2 min train ride.

History

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It opened on 18 July 2006.[6] 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.[7] 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[8] 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.[9]

Facilities

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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 the 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, 712 & B12 call.

Services

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

Line structure
single direction

Station layout

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L
Ground/Concourse
Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1
Though Line out of order
Platform 1A Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Kiato (Aspropyrgos)
Platform 1B Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Athens Airport (Acharnes Railway Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Piraeus (Zefyri)

Future

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In 2009, a future connection to Line 2 of the Athens Metro was officially proposed.[12] However, according to the October 2022 plan, the Line 2 station will be built in Zefyri instead.

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. ^ "Suburban Railway: The new Athens-Corinth line begins". Euro2Day (in Greek). Athens: Media2Day. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Changed timetables due to works". Proastiakos (in Greek). Athens: OSE. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com". ekathimerini.com. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.