Zefyri railway station

Railway station in Athens, Greece

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, romanized: Sidirodromikos 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.^[3]

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.^[4] however due to technical issues the station remain closed to passengers for a further nine mouths.^[5] The stations operation started at 5:49 AM^[6] 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).^[7]

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:

Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.^[8]

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

Legend

					to S.Κ.Α./Airport











					to Corinth/Kiato

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

References

^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
^ ^a ^b "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Suburban Station in Zefyri: It was inaugurated 9 months ago but remains closed". Athens Transport (in Greek). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Σε λειτουργία αύριο ο νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ζεφυρίου". www.news.gr. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
^ "Άνοιξε (επιτέλους) ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ζεφύρι". Athens Transport (in Greek). Athens Transport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ 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.

Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos)

Current stations

	Piraeus Lefka Rentis Tavros Rouf Athens Agioi Anargyroi Pyrgos Vasilissis Kato Acharnes Metamorfosi Irakleio Neratziotissa Kifisias Pentelis Doukissis Plakentias Pallini Paiania–Kantza Koropi Athens Airport
	Ano Liosia Acharnes Railway Center Metamorfosi Irakleio Neratziotissa Kifisias Pentelis Doukissis Plakentias Pallini Paiania–Kantza Koropi Athens Airport
	Athens Agioi Anargyroi Acharnes Railway Center Acharnes Dekeleia Agios Stefanos Afidnes Sfendali Avlona Agios Thomas Oinofyta Oinoi Dilesi Agios Georgios Kalochori-Panteichi Avlida Chalcis
	Piraeus Lefka Rentis Tavros Rouf Athens Agioi Anargyroi Pyrgos Vasilissis Kato Acharnes Zefyri Ano Liosia Aspropyrgos Magoula Nea Peramos Megara Kineta Agioi Theodoroi Corinth Zevgolatio Kiato