Metamorfosi railway station

Athens Suburban Railway
Μεταμόρφωση
Metamorfosi
General information
LocationMetamorfosi 144 52, North Athens
Coordinates38°03′36″N 23°45′23″E / 38.060079°N 23.756287°E / 38.060079; 23.756287
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Platform levels2
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Key dates
30 July 2004Line opened[3]
14 February 2009Line electrified[4]
8 August 2010Station opened
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Kato Acharnes
towards Piraeus
 Line A1 Irakleio
towards Athens Airport
Acharnes Railway Center
towards Ano Liosia
 Line A2
Location
Map

Metamorfosi railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Μεταμόρφωσης, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Metamórfosis) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line, located on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, a municipality in the regional unit of North Athens, Attica, Greece, located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. The station opened on 8 August 2010. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line.

History

The station opened on 8 August 2010, during the Greek debt crisis. With the crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Athens Airport & Athens were cut back, with some ticket offices closing, reducing the reliability of services and passenger numbers. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[5] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe 'Out of the Box coffee shop'. At platform level, the station is equipped with Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens on the platforms for passenger information, seating, and information boards, with access to the platforms via life or escalator. Outside the station is a bus stop where the local 604, 724 & B9 call. There is no onsite Parking available at the station.

Services

Metamorfosi railway station
line structure
Legend
to SΚΑ
to Irakleio

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

Station layout

L
Ground/Concourse 		Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
Ε1 		Platform 1 ← Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Piraeus / Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Ano Liosia (SKA)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Athens Airport (Irakleio) →

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ Chatziioannidou, Efis (31 July 2004). "And the commuter rail gets on track". Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens: Kathimerini Publishing. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "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)
  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. ^ a b 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.