Pentelis railway station

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Pentelis railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Πεντέλης, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Pentélis) is a station located in the municipality of Vrilissia near the borders of the municipalities of Maroussi and Chalandri[6] Greece. It was first opened on 21 February 2007 and is located in the median strip of the A6 motorway, at the interchange of Pentelis Avenue, at the intersection of which with the railway line SKA - Athens International Airport has been built, from which the station is named. The station consists of an island platform and a train storage line.

LocationPentelis Avenue
Vrilissia 152 34, North Athens
Coordinates38°02′0″N 23°49′19″E
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Operated byHellenic Train
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Πεντέλης
Pentelis
General information
LocationPentelis Avenue
Vrilissia 152 34, North Athens
Coordinates38°02′0″N 23°49′19″E
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Operated byHellenic Train
LineAirport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
StatusStaffed
Key dates
30 July 2004Line opened[3]
21 February 2007Station opened[4]
4 June 2007Line electrified[5]
Services
Preceding station Athens Suburban Railway Suburban Rail Following station
Kifisias
towards Piraeus
Line A1 Doukissis Plakentias
Kifisias
towards Ano Liosia
Line A2
Location
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History

The station opened on 21 February 2007, by the Greek Minister of Transport and Communications, Michalis Liapis.[7] In 2009, with the Greek debt 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 overhead. Service 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[8] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE.

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][9]

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and cafe. 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 lift or escalator. Outside the station, there is a bus stop where the local 450, 451, 460 & 461 call. Parking is also available at the station.

Services

Pentelis
station
Diagram not to scale

Since 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:

Station layout

L
Ground/Concourse
Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
Ε1
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 to Piraeus / Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Ano Liosia (Kifisias)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 to Athens Airport (Doukissis Plakentias)

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