Kifisias railway station
Kifisias railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κηφισίας, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Kifisías) is a train station located on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was first opened on 30 July 2004, along with the first section of the Athens Airport–Patras railway, and is located in the median strip of Motorway 6, at the interchange of Kifisias Avenue.
Location | Kifisias Avenue Marousi, Athens | |||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°2′31″N 23°48′12″E | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | OSE | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Athens Airport–Patras railway | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parking | No | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 30 July 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kifisias Location within Greece |
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The station should not be confused with the metro station of Line 1, which lies further north in the suburb of Kifisia.
Facilities
The station has a ticket office, and had a cafe (since closed). At platform level, seating and information boards are available.
Services
The station is served by lines 1, 4 and 5 of Proastiakos Athens, all of which terminate at Athens Airport.[1]
Future
Plans have been put forward to extend the future Line 4 of the Athens Metro to Kifisias station via the adjacent Paradeisos station after 2035.[2]
References
- "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "ATHENS METRO – The future Metro extensions were incorporated into the New Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica Prefecture". Attiko Metro. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2020.