Aspropyrgos railway station
Station on the Proastiakos railway of Athens, Greece
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Aspropyrgos Railway Station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ασπροπύργου, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Aspropýrgou) is a train station in the municipality of Aspropyrgos, West Attica, Greece. The station is located north of the residential area, on the Athens Airport–Patras railway. The station is served by the Athens Suburban Railway between Piraeus and Kiato.[6] It is located adjacent to the Thriasian Plain freight yard owned by OSE.[4][7][8][9]
Ασπρόπυργος Aspropyrgos | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Aspropyrgos West Attica Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′51″N 23°36′15″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
| Line | Airport–Patras railway[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Depth | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 27 September 2005 | Line opened[3] | ||||||||||
| 18 July 2006 | Station opened[4] | ||||||||||
| 12 December 2010 | Line electrified[5] | ||||||||||
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History
It opened on 18 July 2006 and should not be confused with the older station on the Piraeus–Patras railway that is located further south, inside the town of Aspropyrgos. In 2008, all Athens Suburban Railway services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[10] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[11] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In August 2021, a train (train 1329 Kiato to Piraeus) on approach to the station was attacked by stones, damaging the driver's cab.[12] In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[13]
The station is owned by GAIAOSE, which since 3 October 2001 owns most railway stations in Greece: the company was also in charge of rolling stock from December 2014 until October 2025, when Greek Railways (the owner of the Airport–Patras railway) took over that responsibility.[1][14]
Facilities
The ground-level station is located via stairs or a ramp. It has 2 island platforms, with the main station buildings located on the westbound platform. As of (2021) the station has waiting shelters on the platforms and staffed booking office. There is no cafe or shop on-site. At platform level, there are sheltered seating, Dot-matrix display departure or arrival screens and timetable poster boards on all the platforms. There are lifts and stairs to both raised Island platform's. The station is equipped with a large car park and bus stop on the forecourt at the entrance to the station, where the local 855, 881 call.
It is adjacent to the Thriasian Plain freight yard owned by OSE.[4][7][15][16]
Services
Since 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.[17]
Station layout
| L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
| Level L1 | ||
| Platform 1 | In non-regular use | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | ||
| Platform 3 | ||
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 4 | In non-regular use | |
