Kato Acharnes railway station

Κάτω Αχαρναί Kato Acharnai
General information
Location	Konstantinoupoleos, Acharnes 136 75, Athens West Athens Greece
Coordinates	38°03′14″N 23°43′57″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Accessible
Other information
Website	ose.gr/en/home/
Key dates
8 March 1904	Line opened[3]
27 February 2014	Station opened
30 July 2017	Line electrified[4]
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station Pyrgos Vasilissis towards Piraeus Line A1 Metamorfosi towards Athens Airport Line A4 Zefyri towards Kiato      Line A3 does not stop here
Location

Kato Acharnes (Greek: Κάτω Αχαρνές) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in Agioi Anargyroi, West Athens. This station opened on 27 February 2014. It owes its name to the area of Kato Acharnes, and is located next to Merimna Square.

History

The station opened on 27 February 2014. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[5] rail infrastructure, remained under the control of OSE while station infrastructure under Gaiose.

Facilities

The station building is above the platforms, with access to the platform level via stairs or lift. Access to the station is via steps or ramp. The station buildings are also equipped with toilets and a staffed ticket office. At platform level, there are sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on both platforms on both platforms. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station with the center of Aigio. There is No car park at the station.

Services

Kato Acharnes railway station line structure
Diagram not to scale
towards Athens Airport towards Piraeus

Since 15 May 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;[6]
• Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.[7]

Northbound trains diverge from here, with trains towards the Airport heading eastbound along the A6 motorway, and trains towards Kiato heading westbound. Line A3 trains running between Athens and Chalcis do not call at this station.[8]

Station layout

P Platforms	Platform 1	to Piraeus (Pyrgos Vasilissis) ←
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	to Athens Airport (Metamorfosi) / to Kiato (Zefyri) →
Ground level	Customer service	Exits/Tickets

See also

• Hellenic Railways Organization
• Hellenic Train
• Proastiakos
• P.A.Th.E./P.

References

1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
2. "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
3. The Greek Railways (in Greek). Athens: Militos. 1997. p. 77. ISBN 9608460077.
4. "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.
5. "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.