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Piraeus station

Coordinates: 37°56′53″N 23°38′37″E / 37.948020°N 23.643555°E / 37.948020; 23.643555
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Athens Metro
Πειραιάς
Piraeus
Athens Suburban Railway
The line 1 station building, built in 1928 from EIS (Hellenic Electric Railways S.A) company
General information
LocationPiraeus, Athens
Greece
Coordinates37°56′53″N 23°38′37″E / 37.948020°N 23.643555°E / 37.948020; 23.643555
Owned by
Managed by
Line(s)
Platforms10
Tracks8
Construction
Structure type
  • At Grade (Line 1 and Suburban Rail)
  • Underground (Line 3)
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
History
Electrified1904 (Line 1)
Key dates
27 February 1869Original Line 1 station opened[2]
30 June 1884Railway station opened[3]
30 June 1928Current Line 1 station opened
December 2001Line 1 station rebuilt
3 June 2007Railway station rebuit. Proastiakos service commences.
10 October 2022Line 3 station opened[4]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Terminus Line 1 Faliro
towards Kifissia
Dimotiko Theatro
Terminus
 Line 3 Maniatika
towards Athens Airport
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Terminus Line A1 Lefka
towards Athens Airport
Line A4 Lefka
towards Kiato
Location
Map
Piraeus railway station
line structure
Diagram not to scale
Legend
towards Athens/S.Κ.Α.

Piraeus (Greek: Πειραιάς, Peiraias) is the name of two railway stations in Piraeus, Athens, Greece, approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens. The southern building is an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 3 and is the present terminus of Athens Metro Line 1, formerly the Athens-Piraeus Railways Co that opened in 1869.[2] The northern building is the railway terminus for standard gauge railway services of the Athens Suburban Railway to the Acharnes Railway Center and Chalcis.[5] Both buildings are located next to the seaport, with the Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus located in the metro station, in the space of the former Post Office.

History

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Piraeus metro station

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The Piraeus metro station opened in 1869 by Sap company to connect Piraeus and Athens (at the time Piraeus was not yet integral part of Athens agglomeration) as conventional steam single-track mixed cargo and passenger railway line and electrified in 1904 however, the line had open between Thissio and Piraeus (with the first terminal in Neo Faliro) in 1869, becoming the first railway line in Greece.[6] The current station of Line 1 opened on 30 June 1928 by EIS company.[7] The Line 3 extension opened on 10 October 2022.[4] Elliniko Metro plans to undergrounding the section between Piraeus and Faliro stations of Line 1.[8]

Piraeus railway station

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The Station opened on then Ploutonos Street, today's Kallimassioti coast on 30 June 1884[citation needed] on what was the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese line (or SPAP) build to connect In 1920 Hellenic State Railways or SEK was established, however, many railways, such as the SPAP continued to be run as a separate company, becoming an independent company once more two years later.

Due to growing debts, the SPAP came under government control between 1939 and 1940. During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Athens was controlled by German military forces, and the line was used for the transport of troops and weapons. During the occupation (and especially during the German withdrawal in 1944), the network was severely damaged by both the German army and Greek resistance groups. The track and rolling stock replacement took time following the civil war, with normal service levels resumed around 1948. In 1954 SPAP was nationalized once more. In 1962 the SPAP was amalgamated into SEK.[9] In 1970, OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure were transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down.

In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE; it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists.[10] In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. That same year the station closed, with the last service 7 August 2005, together with the section Piraeus-Agioi Anargyroi of the railway line Athens "Peloponnese Central station-Corinth. After reconstruction, it was reopened as a station of the Athens Suburban Railway on 3 June 2007. Until 2005 it served the rail transport between Piraeus and Piraeus. this was also known informally as the Peloponnese Station. From Piraeus station, a line led to the port of Piraeus, through which freight trains were circulating that performed transhipments between the railway and the ships.

In 2008, the Athens Suburban Railway was transferred to TrainOSE. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[11] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2014 work began to update and expand the station in advance of the introduction of electric trains to this station.

Services

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Since 10 October 2022, the following weekday services call at the railway station:

The surface metro station is served by Athens Metro Line 1 trains towards Kifissia, while the underground station is served by Athens Metro Line 3 trains towards Doukissis Plakentias or the Athens Airport to the east, and Dimotiko Theatro to the south.[14]

Station layout

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Level
L1 		Platform 1 out of order
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Athens Airport / Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Kiato (Lefka) →
Platform 3 Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Athens Airport / Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Kiato (Lefka) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 4 Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Athens Airport / Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Kiato (Lefka) →
Platform 5 Athens Suburban Railway rush hour platform →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 6 out of order
Kononos Street
Ground/Concourse
G/C 		Customer service Tickets
Exits
Level
L2 		Side platform, outbound or interchange to Proastiakos
Platform 7 Athens Metro Line 1 to Kifissia (Faliro) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 8 Athens Metro Line 1 to Kifissia (Faliro) →
Side platform, outbound or interchange to Proastiakos
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  • Line 1 platform
    Line 1 platform
  • Line 3 platform
    Line 3 platform
  • Station's sign at Akti Kallimasioti
    Station's sign at Akti Kallimasioti
  • Line 1's entrance at Odissou Sq.
    Line 1's entrance at Odissou Sq.
  • Line 1's entrance at Akti Kallimasioti
    Line 1's entrance at Akti Kallimasioti
  • Line 3's entrance at Odissou Sq.
    Line 3's entrance at Odissou Sq.
  • Line 3's entrance at Akti Kallimasioti
    Line 3's entrance at Akti Kallimasioti
  • Line 3 station's concourse level
    Line 3 station's concourse level
  • Station's Line 3 platform sign
    Station's Line 3 platform sign

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ The Greek Railways (in Greek). Athens: Militos. 1997. p. 178. ISBN 9608460077.
  4. ^ a b Burroughs, David (12 October 2022). "Athens Metro Line 3 Phase 2 extension opens". International Railway Journal. Omaha: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ 2012 Network Statement, Athens: OSE, 2012, p. 3.3, archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-03-10
  6. ^ "Το ταλαιπωρημένο τμήμα Φάληρο – Πειραιάς και η απαξίωση των ΗΣΑΠ". 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "UrbanRail.Net > > ATHENS - ATHINA Metro - Line 1".
  8. ^ "Game changer η υπογειοποίηση του Μετρό από Φάληρο μέχρι Πειραιά". 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ Ν. 4246/1962
  10. ^ https://www.gaiaose.com/
  11. ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων". Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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