Tavros railway station explained

Name El:Ταύρος
Tauros
Mode:AS
Line:AS
Address:2-4 Constantinople & Korytsas Street[1] 118 54, Moschato-Tavros
Borough:South Athens
Country:Greece
Coordinates:37.9688°N 23.6936°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Line:Piraeus–Platy railway[2]
Train Operators:Hellenic Train
Structure:at-grade
Platforms:2
Depth:8 (3 in use)
Levels:1
Tracks:3 (1 through lines)
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:No
Opened:[3] [4]
Owned:GAIAOSE[5]
Web:http://www.ose.gr/en/

Tavros railway station (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ταύρου|Sidirodromikos stathmos Tauros), signed as Tauros,[6] is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in Tavros, a suburb in the regional unit of South Athens, Attica. It opened on 1 October 2014[7] to serve Athens Suburban Railway lines to/from Piraeus to Kiato and Athens Airport.

History

The station opened 1 October 2014[4] by Minister of Transport, Michalis Chrisochoidis.[7] [1] [8] as part of the upgrades and renovation to the line, which also involved electrification of the line.[9] Initially when the station opened, it operated without the use of lifts (expected to come into operateon in early 2015).[9] The station was not foreseen in the initial transport study proposal "Renovation of the railway line and construction of electric drive - signaling - remote control in the section Piraeus - Athens - Three Bridges", as the contract 994/2005 was called.[1] In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE (Now Hellenic Train), currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[10] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

In January 2019, the station was temporarily closed, following instructions from the OSE. The closure of the station is attributed to technical reasons, according to TrainOSE. The station closed at 17.05 on Thursday, 31 January 2019.[11] In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[12]

Facilities

The station building is above the platforms, with access to the platform level via stairs or lift.[13] Access to the station is via steps or ramp. The Station buildings are also equipped with toilets and a staffed ticket office. At platform level, there are sheltered seating in a new air-conditioned indoor passenger shelter[13] and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens or timetable poster boards on both platforms. There is a small car park on-site, adjacent to the eastbound line. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting 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 (Rentis)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 to / to (Rouf)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Σε λειτουργία από την Τετάρτη ο σταθμός Ταύρος του Προαστιακού. 30 September 2014.
  2. Book: Network Statement. 17 January 2023. Hellenic Railways Organization. Athens. 2023. 24 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002152242/https://ose.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OSE_2023_ENGLISH.main_.pdf. 2 October 2023. en-us. Annexes. 1–2. bot: unknown.
  3. Web site: Ταξίδι σε άλλες εποχές…. 16 March 2014. efsyn.gr. Γκιώνης. Δημήτρης.
  4. Web site: Καθυστερήσεις στα δρομολόγια του προαστιακού λόγω των έντονων καιρικών φαινομένων | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. www.kathimerini.gr. 27 September 2018 .
  5. Web site: Home . gaiaose.com.
  6. News: Petanidou. Nikoleta. A child fell on the lines of the Suburban Railway in Tavros. 17 June 2023. Dnews. OpinionPost. 7 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421205945/https://www.dikaiologitika.gr/eidhseis/koinonia/425004/anilikos-epese-stis-grammes-tou-proastiakoy-ston-tayro. 21 April 2023. Piraeus. el.
  7. Web site: Σε λειτουργία από σήμερα ο σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ταύρου. sport-fm. newsroom. sport-fm.gr.
  8. Web site: ΔΕΙΤΕ: Αυτός είναι ο νέος σταθμός του Προαστιακού στον Ταύρο! (PHOTOS). October 1, 2014. Athens magazine.
  9. Web site: Ο προαστιακός έφτασε στον Ταύρο: Αυτός είναι ο νέος σταθμός -Αιχμές Χρυσοχοΐδη [εικόνες]]. October 1, 2014.
  10. Web site: It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares . ypodomes.com. 14 September 2017.
  11. Web site: Ιανουάριος 2019 – Πειραϊκό Κύμα.
  12. Web site: TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com. 2 July 2022. www.ekathimerini.com.
  13. Web site: Σε λειτουργία ο σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός του Ταύρου. October 2, 2014.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Antoniou. George. Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Kiato and Kiato-Athens-Piraeus. Hellenic Train. 10 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110164528/https://www.hellenictrain.gr/sites/default/files/2022-06/ΚΙΑΤΟ-ΑΘΗΝΑ-ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑΣ%20ΓΙΑ%20ΕΠΙΒΑΤΕΣ_15.05.2022_final_0.pdf. 10 November 2022. Athens. 20 June 2022.