Acharnes Railway Center

Athens Suburban Railway
Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αχαρνών
Acharnes Railway Center
Hellenic Train
Acharnes Railway Center, July 2013
General information
LocationAcharnes 136 73
Acharnes, East Attica, Greece
Coordinates38°03′59″N 23°44′12″E / 38.06639°N 23.73667°E / 38.06639; 23.73667
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)
Platforms3 Side
Tracks15 (2 for the Athens - Thessaloniki line, 1 for Suburban Railway trains, 1 for freight trains from Piraeus and Thriasion to Northern Greece, 4 tracks from/to Peloponnese and 7 unused tracks.
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Accessible
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Previous namesMenidi Railway Center (SKM)
Key dates
8 March 1904Piraeus–Platy line opened[3]
27 September 2005Airport–Patras line opened[4]
14 February 2009Airport–Patras line electrified[5]
5 April 2011Interchange opened
30 July 2017Piraeus–Platy line electrified[6]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Ano Liosia
Terminus
Line A2 Metamorfosi
Agioi Anargyroi
towards Athens
Line A3 Acharnes
towards Chalcis
     Line A4 does not stop here
Location
Map

The Acharnes Railway Center (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αχαρνών) or SKA is a two-level railway station in the northern parts of the Athens agglomeration, in the suburb of Acharnes, where several important railway lines converge. It is an important passenger interchange station linking The main Piraeus–Platy railway line from Athens Central to Thessaloniki and the Athens Airport–Patras railway. The station opened in April 2011.[7]

  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ a b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2, 7. 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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Αρχική". Retrieved 7 April 2023.