Pallini station
Παλλήνη Pallini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Athens Suburban Railway platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Station platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pallini Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′19″N 23°52′11″E / 38.00528°N 23.86972°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Airport–Patras railway[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 July 2004 | Opened[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 2006 | Rebuilt for Metro trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 June 2007 | Suburban Rail electrified[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pallini (Greek: Παλλήνη) is a station located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway west of the suburb of Pallini in East Attica. This station first opened to Athens Suburban Railway trains on 30 July 2004,[3] with Athens Metro services calling at this station from September 2006.[5]
The station's platforms have two levels, with each end serving trains from either the Athens Metro or the Suburban Railway: Suburban Railway trains stop at the northern end while Athens Metro Line 3 trains stop at the southern end.[6] As of November 2022, the station is served by two Suburban Railway trains per hour to the airport, one or two to Ano Liosia and one to Piraeus.[7]
History
The station opened 30 July 2004.[3]
The station is owned by GAIAOSE, which since 3 October 2001 owns most railway stations in Greece: the company was also in charge of rolling stock from December 2014 until October 2025, when Greek Railways (the owner of the Airport–Patras railway) took over that responsibility.[1][8]
Services
Since 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 between Piraeus (via Metamorfosi) and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour;[9]
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 between Ano Liosia and Athens Airport, with up to two trains per hour on weekdays, and up to one train per hour on weekends and public holidays;[9]
- Athens Metro Line 3 between Dimotiko Theatro (via Syntagma) and Athens Airport, with up to one train every 36 minutes.[10]
Station layout
| P Platforms | Platform 2 | ← to Piraeus / to Ano Liosia / to Dimotiko Theatro (Doukissis Plakentias) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 1 | → to Athens Airport (Paiania–Kantza) → | |
References
- ^ a b "Ιστορικό Εταιρείας" [Company History]. GAIAOSE (in Greek). Athens. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c Chatziioannidou, Efis (31 July 2004). "Και ο προαστιακός σιδηρόδρομος μπήκε σε τροχιά" [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.
- ^ "Πειραιάς – Σπάτα σε 50 λεπτά με τον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο" [Piraeus-Spata in 50 minutes by Suburban Railway]. in.gr (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net > > ATHENS - ATHINA Metro - Line 3". UrbanRail.net. 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Urban Rail Transport SA (STASY SA) - Stations - Pallini". Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY S.A.). Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Railway Timetable" (PDF). Proastiakos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Law 4313/2014, 17 December 2014 (FEK A' 261/17.12.2014). Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ a b Antoniou, Georgios (16 November 2025). "Timetable: Airport–Athens–Piraeus & Airport–Ano Liosia, Monday–Friday" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
Antoniou, Georgios (16 November 2025). "Timetable: Airport–Athens–Piraeus & Airport–Ano Liosia, Weekends and national holidays" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
Antoniou, Georgios (16 November 2025). "Timetable: Piraeus–Athens–Airport & Ano Liosia–Airport, Monday–Friday" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
Antoniou, Georgios (16 November 2025). "Timetable: Piraeus–Athens–Airport & Ano Liosia–Airport, Weekends and national holidays" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025. - ^ "Timetable" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.