Paiania–Kantza Station
Paiania–Kantza (Greek: Παιανία–Κάντζα) is a station located north east of the suburban town of Paiania in Athens, East Attica. located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. This station first opened to Athens Suburban Railway trains on 30 July 2004, with Athens Metro services calling at this station from 10 July 2006.
The station's platforms have two levels, with each end serving trains from either the Athens Metro or the Suburban Railway: Suburban Railway trains stop at the southern end. In contrast, Athens Metro Line 3 trains stop at the northern end. As of November 2022, the station is served by two Suburban Railway trains per hour to the airport, one or two to Ano Liosia and one to Pireaus.
Naming
Although the station signs mention the name Paiania-Kantza, all trains' announcements call the station simply Kantza.
Services
Since 27 September 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 between Piraeus and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour;
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 between Ano Liosia and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour: during the peak hours, there is one extra train per hour that terminates here instead of the Airport;
- Athens Metro Line 3 between Dimotiko Theatro and Athens Airport, with up to one train every 36 minutes.
Bus route 307 and 324 call at the bus stop.
Station layout
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