Piraeus station
Piraeus station refers to two railway termini in Piraeus, Greece, approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens. The southern building (37°56′53″N 23°38′36″E) is the present terminus of Athens Metro Line 1, formerly the Athens-Piraeus Railways Co that opened in 1869.[1] The northern building (37°56′57″N 23°38′33″E) is the railway terminus for standard gauge railway services on the main axis to Thessaloniki via Larissa and for the Proastiakos to Acharnes Junction and Chalcis.[2]
Line 1 station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Piraeus, Athens Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Statheres Sygkoinonies S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 27 February 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Piraeus station Location within Piraeus |
Both buildings are located next to the seaport.
The Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus is located in the station, in the space of the former Post Office.
Station layout
Level L1 |
Platform 1 | → out of order |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
Platform 2 | → towards Chalcis → | |
Platform 3 | → towards Chalcis → | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
Platform 4 | → towards Ano Liosia → | |
Platform 5 | → 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 | |
Platform 7 | → towards Kifisia (Faliro) → | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 8 | → towards Kifisia (Faliro) → | |
Side platform, outbound or interchange to |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- 2012 Network Statement, Athens: OSE, 2012, p. 3.3, archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-03-10
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