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
Opened5 April 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-05)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC[2]
Previous namesMenidi Railway Center (SKM)
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
Acharnes is located in Greece
Acharnes
Acharnes
Location within Greece
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.[3]

  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Αρχική". Retrieved 7 April 2023.