Tavros railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ταύρου, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Tauros), signed as Tauros,[8] 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[9] to serve Athens Suburban Railway lines to/from Piraeus to Kiato and Athens Airport.
Ταύρος Tauros | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-4 Constantinople & Korytsas Street[1] 118 54, Moschato-Tavros South Athens Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′08″N 23°41′37″E / 37.968841°N 23.693597°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Piraeus–Platy railway[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 through lines) | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Depth | 8 (3 in use) | ||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible |       | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||||||
| 30 June 1884 | Line opened[4] | ||||||||||||||
| 1 October 2014 | Station opened[5][6] | ||||||||||||||
| 1 February 2018 | Line electrified[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Tavros railway station line structure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened 1 October 2014[6] by Minister of Transport, Michalis Chrisochoidis.[9][1][10] as part of the upgrades and renovation to the line, which also involved electrification of the line.[11] Initially when the station opened, it operated without the use of lifts (expected to come into operateon in early 2015).[11] 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[12] 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.[13] In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[14]
Facilities
editThe station building is above the platforms, with access to the platform level via stairs or lift.[15] 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[15] 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
editSince 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 between Piraeus and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour;[16]
- Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.[17]
Station layout
edit| L Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets/Exits |
| Level Ε1 |
Platform 1 | ←   to Piraeus (Rentis)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | to Athens Airport / to Kiato (Rouf) →
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Σε λειτουργία από την Τετάρτη ο σταθμός Ταύρος του Προαστιακού". 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
- ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Γκιώνης, Δημήτρης (16 March 2014). "Ταξίδι σε άλλες εποχές…". Archive.efsyn.gr.
- ^ Γκιώνης, Δημήτρης (16 March 2014). "Ταξίδι σε άλλες εποχές…". efsyn.gr.
- ^ a b "Καθυστερήσεις στα δρομολόγια του προαστιακού λόγω των έντονων καιρικών φαινομένων | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ". www.kathimerini.gr. 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Direct services for Piraeus-Airport and Piraeus-Kiato from 1 February. Additional services between SKA-Koropi and vice versa for the better service of the employees". TrainOSE (in Greek). Athens. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Petanidou, Nikoleta (7 April 2023). "A child fell on the lines of the Suburban Railway in Tavros". Dnews (in Greek). Piraeus: OpinionPost. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ a b newsroom, sport-fm. "Σε λειτουργία από σήμερα ο σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ταύρου". sport-fm.gr.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "ΔΕΙΤΕ: Αυτός είναι ο νέος σταθμός του Προαστιακού στον Ταύρο! (PHOTOS)". Athens magazine. 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Ο προαστιακός έφτασε στον Ταύρο: Αυτός είναι ο νέος σταθμός -Αιχμές Χρυσοχοΐδη [εικόνες]". 1 October 2014.
- ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Ιανουάριος 2019 – Πειραϊκό Κύμα".
- ^ "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Σε λειτουργία ο σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός του Ταύρου". 2 October 2014.
- ^ Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Airport and Ano Liosia-Koropi-Airport" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Airport-Koropi-Ano Liosia and Airport-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022. - ^ Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Kiato and Kiato-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.