Zefyri railway station

Ζεφύρι
Zefyri
General information
LocationZefyri 134 51,Athens
West Athens
Greece
Coordinates38°04′11″N 23°43′02″E / 38.069811°N 23.717169°E / 38.069811; 23.717169
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Operated byHellenic Train
LineAirport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
Key dates
6 July 2007Connection opened[3]
30 July 2017Connection electrified[4]
10 May 2018Station opened[5]
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station
Ano Liosia
towards Kiato
Line A4 Kato Acharnes
towards Piraeus
     Line A2 does not stop here
Location

Zefyri railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ζεφυρίου, romanizedSidirodromikos Stathmos Zefyriou) is a station on the Athens Airport-Patras railway line in Zefyri, a suburb in the north-central part of Athens, Greece. 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.[5]

History

The station was inaugurated on Wednesday 2 August 2017, when the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Spirtzis opened the station, arriving on a special "ministerial" train.[6] however due to technical issues the station remain closed to passengers for a further nine mouths.[7] The stations operation started at 5:49 AM[8] on 10 May 2018. 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).[9]

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][10]

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 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:

Athens Metro Line 2 will call at this station in the future according to the October 2022 metro expansion plan.

Zefyri railway station
line structure

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 2 to Kiato (Ano Liosia)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 to Piraeus (Kato Acharnes)
Ground level Customer service Exits/Tickets

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ιστορικό Εταιρείας" [Company History]. GAIAOSE (in Greek). Athens. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Νέα Δρομολόγια Προαστιακού Σιδηροδρόμου" [New Suburban Railway Timetable]. Proastiakos (in Greek). Athens: OSE. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2024. "Πρόγραμμα Δρομολογίων" [Programme Timetable] (PDF). Proastiakos (in Greek and English). Athens: OSE. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Σημαντικές αλλαγές στον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο Αθήνας από 30/07/2017" [Important changes for the Athens Suburban Railway from 30/07/2017]. TrainOSE (in Greek). Athens: OSE. July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι" [The Suburban Train station in Zefyri has (finally) opened]. Athens Transport (in Greek). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Σε λειτουργία αύριο ο νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ζεφυρίου". www.news.gr. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). Athens Transport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ Law 4313/2014, 17 December 2014 (FEK A' 261/17.12.2014). Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  11. ^ Antoniou, Georgios (17 November 2025). "Timetable: Piraeus–Athens–Kiato & Kiato–Athens–Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.