Aspropyrgos railway station

For the former railway station on the Piraeus-Patras line, see Aspropyrgos (old) railway station.

Ασπρόπυργος Aspropyrgos
General information
Location	Aspropyrgos West Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°04′51″N 23°36′15″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Depth	2
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible
Key dates
27 September 2005	Line opened[3]
18 July 2006	Station opened
12 December 2010	Line electrified[4]
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station Magoula towards Kiato Line A4 Ano Liosia towards Piraeus
Location

Aspropyrgos Railway Station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ασπροπύργου, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Aspropýrgou) is a train station in the municipality of Aspropyrgos, West Attica, Greece. The station is located north of the residential area, on the Athens Airport–Patras railway. The station is served by the Athens Suburban Railway between Piraeus and Kiato.[5] It is located adjacent to the Thriasian Plain freight yard owned by OSE.[6][7][8][9][10]

History

It opened on 18 July 2006 and should not be confused with the older station on the Piraeus–Patras railway that is located further south, inside the town of Aspropyrgos. 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.[11] 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[12] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In August 2021, a train (train 1329 Kiato to Piraeus) on approach to the station was attacked by stones, damaging the driver's cab.[13] In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[14]

Facilities

The ground-level station is located via stairs or a ramp. It has 2 island platforms, with the main station buildings located on the westbound platform. As of (2021) the station has waiting shelters on the platforms and staffed booking office. There is no cafe or shop on-site. At 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 both raised Island platform's. The station is equipped with a large car park and bus stop on the forecourt at the entrance to the station, where the local 855, 881 call.

It is adjacent to the Thriasian Plain freight yard owned by OSE.[6][7][15][16]

Services

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

• Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.[17]

Station layout

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1
	Platform 1	In non-regular use
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	to Kiato (Magoula) ←
	Platform 3	to Piraeus (Ano Liosia) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 4	In non-regular use

See also

• Railway stations in Greece
• Hellenic Railways Organization
• Hellenic Train
• Proastiakos

References

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2. "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 October 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. "TrainOSE: New network of Suburban Railway routes". Capital.gr (in Greek). Athens. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
6. "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "Railway Infrastructure". Athens: OSE. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
8. "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". Η Ναυτεμπορική. Αθήνα. 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
9. "Συγκρότημα Θρασίου Πεδίου (Α΄ Φάση)". ΕΡΓΟΣΕ. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
10. "Συγκρότημα Θριασίου Πεδίου (Β΄ Φάση)". ΕΡΓΟΣΕ. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
11. "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων". Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
12. "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.
13. "Επίθεση με πέτρες σε συρμό του Προαστιακού στον Ασπρόπυργο". 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
14. "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
15. "THRIASSIO PEDIO COMPLEX (PHASE A')". Athens: ERGOSE. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
16. "THRIASSIO PEDIO COMPLEX (PHASE Β')". Athens: ERGOSE. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
17. 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.