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Kifisias railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κηφισίας, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Kifisías) is a station located on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. It was first opened on 30 July 2004,[3] along with the first section of the Athens Airport–Patras railway, and is located in the median strip of Motorway 6, at the interchange of Kifisias Avenue, from which the station is named. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line. In the future, it will meet with Metro Line 4, through Paradise Station, which is planned to open after 2035.

Κηφισίας Kifisias
Kifissias railway station, July 2013
General information
Location	Kifisias Avenue Marousi 151 25, North Athens
Coordinates	38°2′31″N 23°48′12″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	30 July 2004[3]
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station Nerantziotissa towards Piraeus Line 1 Pentelis towards Athens Airport Nerantziotissa towards Ano Liosia Line 4
Location

Line structure
Legend
to Nerantziotissa to Pentelis

The station should not be confused with the metro station of Line 1, which lies further north in the suburb of Kifisia.

History

The station opened on 30 July 2004, along with the first section of the Athens Airport–Patras railway. In 2009, with the Greek debt 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[4] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe (since closed). 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, there a limited number of parking spaces for railway users.

Services

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

• Athens Suburban Railway Line 1 between Piraeus and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour;[5]
• Athens Suburban Railway Line 4 between Ano Liosia and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour: during the peak hours, there is one extra train per hour that terminates at Paiania–Kantza instead of the Airport.[5]

Future

The Athens Metro Development Plan of October 2022 currently proposes an interchange from this station with Line 4, at Paradissos.[6]

Station Layout

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level Ε1	Platform 1	← to Piraeus / to Ano Liosia (Nerantziotissa)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   to Athens Airport (Pentelis) →

References

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