Acharnes Railway Center
Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αχαρνών Acharnes Railway Center | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Acharnes Railway Center, July 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Acharnes 136 73 Acharnes, East Attica, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°03′59″N 23°44′12″E / 38.06639°N 23.73667°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 Side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 15 (2 for the Athens - Thessaloniki line, 1 for Suburban Railway trains, 1 for freight trains from Piraeus and Thriasion to Northern Greece, 4 tracks from/to Peloponnese and 7 unused tracks. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Menidi Railway Center (SKM) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 March 1904 | Piraeus–Platy line opened | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 September 2005 | Airport–Patras line opened | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 2009 | Airport–Patras line electrified | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2011 | Interchange opened | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 July 2017 | Piraeus–Platy line electrified | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Acharnes Railway Center (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αχαρνών) or SKA is a two-level railway station in the northern parts of the Athens agglomeration, in the suburb of Acharnes, where several important railway lines converge. It is an important passenger interchange station linking The main Piraeus–Platy railway line from Athens Central to Thessaloniki and the Athens Airport–Patras railway. The station opened in April 2011.