Zefyri railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ζεφυρίου, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Zefyriou) is a
station
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on the
Athens Airport-Patras railway line in
Zefyri
Zefyri ( el, Ζεφύρι) is a suburb of Athens and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 1.400&n ...
, a suburb in the north-central part of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
,
Greece
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. Located inside a tunnel on the islet of Attiki Odos,
The station opened on 10 May 2018 and is served by the
Athens Suburban Railway
The Athens Suburban Railway, ( el, Προαστιακός Αθήνας, Proastiakós Athínas) is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond Attica, including Corinthia, Boeotia, Eu ...
.
History
The station, whose operation started at 5:49 AM
on 10 May 2018, after a long delay was constructed by ERGOSE within the existing cutting, as the line open several years prior. Built using the
cut & cover metherd, it was an independent technical object of the project: Zefyriou "(Α.Σ. 541/13).
Facilities
The station has a ticket office. At platform level, seating and information boards are available, with access to the platforms via life or escalator. There is a bus stop outside the station where the local 735 calls.
Services
Since 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:
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Athens Suburban Railway
The Athens Suburban Railway, ( el, Προαστιακός Αθήνας, Proastiakós Athínas) is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond Attica, including Corinthia, Boeotia, Eu ...
Line A4 between and , with up to one train per hour.
Athens Metro Line 2
Line 2 of the Athens Metro runs entirely underground from in the northwest to in the south, via . It first opened, between and , on 28 January 2000, with Line 3.
On 6 April 2013, Line 2 was extended to Anthoupoli in the north west, and on 26 ...
will call at this station in the future according to the October 2022 metro expansion plan.
Station layout
See also
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Railway stations in Greece
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Hellenic Railways Organization
The Hellenic Railways Organisation or OSE ( el, Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος, italic=yes or el, Ο.Σ.Ε.) is the Greek national railway company which owns, maintains and operates all railway infrastructure in ...
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Hellenic Train
Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. ( el, ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε., pronounced ''trenosé'') is a private railway company in Greece which currently operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. TrainOSE was acquired in September 201 ...
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Proastiakos
The Proastiakos ( el, Προαστιακός; "suburban") is Greece's Commuter rail service, run by Hellenic Train, on rail infrastructure owned by the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) (lines) and GAIAOSE (buildings and Trains). These servic ...
References
Railway stations in Greece opened in the 2010s
Railway stations opened in 2018
2018 establishments in Greece
West Athens (regional unit)
Buildings and structures in West Attica
Transport in West Attica
Fyli
Railway stations in Attica
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