Pentelis railway station

Pentelis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Πεντέλης, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Pentélis) is a station located in the municipality of Vrilissia near the borders of the municipalities of Maroussi and Chalandri^[3] Greece. It was first opened on 21 February 2007 and is located in the median strip of Motorway 6, at the interchange of Pentelis Avenue, at the intersection of which with the railway line SKA - Athens International Airport has been built, from which the station is named. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line.

Πεντέλης Pentelis
General information
Location	Pentelis Avenue Vrilissia 152 34, North Athens
Coordinates	38°02′0″N 23°49′19″E / 38.03333°N 23.82194°E / 38.03333; 23.82194
Owned by	GAIAOSE^[1]
Line(s)	Airport–Patras railway^[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	21 February 2007
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC^[2]
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station Kifisias towards Piraeus Line A1 Doukissis Plakentias towards Athens Airport Kifisias towards Ano Liosia Line A2
Location

History

The station opened on 21 February 2007, by the Greek Minister of Transport and Communications, Michalis Liapis.^[4] 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 overhead. Service 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^[5] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe. 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 is a bus stop where the local 450, 460 & 461 call. Parking is also available at the station.

Services

Pentelis Line structure
Diagram not to scale
Legend
to Kifisias                                         to Doukissis Plakentias

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

• Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 between Piraeus and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour;^[6]
• Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 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.^[6]

Station layout

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

References

1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
2. "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.
3. "Μεταφορές".
4. "ΥΜΕ: Εγκαινιάστηκε χτες ο νέος σταθμός προαστιακού στην Πεντέλη". traveldailynews.gr.
5. "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
6. Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
   Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.