Metamorfosi railway station explained

Name El:Μεταμόρφωση
Metamorfosi
Mode:AS
Line:AS
Address:Metamorfosi 144 52, North Athens
Coordinates:38.0601°N 23.7563°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Line:Airport–Patras railway[1]
Train Operators:Hellenic Train
Levels:2
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Owned:GAIAOSE[2]
Status:Staffed

Metamorfosi railway station (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Μεταμόρφωσης|Sidirodromikós Stathmós Metamórfosis) is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line, located on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, a municipality in the regional unit of North Athens, Attica, Greece, located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. The station opened on 8 August 2010. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line.

History

The station opened on 8 August 2010, during the Greek debt crisis. With the 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 overheads. Services 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[3] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe 'Out of the Box coffee shop'. 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 is a bus stop where the local 604, 724 & B9 call. There is no onsite Parking available at the station.

Services

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

Station layout

L
Ground/Concourse
Customer serviceTickets/Exits
Level
Ε1
Platform 1← to / to (SKA)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 to

See also

References

  1. Book: Network Statement. 17 January 2023. Hellenic Railways Organization. Athens. 2023. 24 September 2023. https://archive.org/download/ose-network-statement/OSE%20Network%20Statement%202023%20%28EN%2C%20Annexes%29.pdf. 24 September 2023. en-us. Annexes. 7.
  2. Web site: Home . gaiaose.com.
  3. Web site: It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares . ypodomes.com. 14 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Antoniou. George. Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Airport and Ano Liosia-Koropi-Airport. Hellenic Train. 10 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110163908/https://www.hellenictrain.gr/sites/default/files/2022-06/ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑΣ-ΑΘΗΝΑ-%20Α.%20ΛΙΟΣΙΑ-ΚΟΡΩΠΙ-ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟ%20ΓΙΑ%20ΕΠΙΒΑΤΕΣ_15.05.2022_final_0.pdf. 10 November 2022. Athens. 20 June 2022.
    Web site: Antoniou. George. Timetable: Airport-Koropi-Ano Liosia and Airport-Athens-Piraeus. Hellenic Train. 10 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110163930/https://www.hellenictrain.gr/sites/default/files/2022-06/ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟ-ΚΟΡΩΠΙ-Α.%20ΛΙΟΣΙΑ-ΑΘΗΝΑ-ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑΣ%20ΓΙΑ%20ΕΠΙΒΑΤΕΣ_15.05.2022_final_0.pdf. 10 November 2022. Athens. 20 June 2022.