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Acharnes Railway Station
Acharnes railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Αχαρνών, romanized: Sidirodromikós stathmós Acharnón) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in the northern part of the Athens urban area, in the municipality of Acharnes, Greece. It was inaugurated on 8 March 1904. It is owned by OSE, however, services are provided by Hellenic Train through the Athens Suburban Railway from Athens to Chalcis. Acharnes station was originally known as Menidi, the vernacular name of Acharnes.

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 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 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. 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. 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 infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. That same year on 30 July the Athens Suburban Railway began serving the station. In 2018 The police broke up a criminal enterprise that targeted waiting passengers and rail staff at the station.

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.

Services

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

Station layout

Line structure
Legend
to Thessaloniki
to Depo
to Athens
L
Ground/Concourse 		Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A3 to Athens (SKA) ←
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line A3 to Chalcis (Dekeleia) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile". xo.gr. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ The Greek Railways (in Greek). Athens: Militos. 1997. p. 77. ISBN 9608460077.
  5. ^ "Important changes for the Athens Suburban Railway from 30/07/2017". TrainOSE (in Greek). Athens: OSE. July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Proastiakos timetable 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ "The Rack Railway, Diakopto-Kalavryta, an amazing journey".
  8. ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων". Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Εξαρθρώθηκε σπείρα που λήστευε επιβάτες στο σταθμό Αχαρνών". 13 November 2018.
  11. ^ 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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