Piraeus–Platy railway
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The railway from Piraeus to Platy is an electrified double-track railway line that connects Athens to northern Greece and the rest of Europe. It constitutes the longest section of the mostly completed
Section of the line near Mount Olympus in southern Pieria, Macedonia.
Athens railway station
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Athens railway station, often referred to as Athens Central on onboard announcements, is the main railway station of Athens and the second-largest station in Greece. Located in the central quarter of
Piraeus–Platy railway
…with ferries to several Greek islands exist. From Piraeus station, the line runs northeast towards the centre of Athens, where it crosses the main Athens railway station, commonly known as Larissa station. Continuing through the northern suburbs of Athens, the line runs to Agioi Anargyroi, where the old Peloponnese line…
View of the station building, January 2019
View of the station with metre gauge and normal gauge rails, 1979.
A Athens Suburban Railway DMU at the station in 2005, before electrification in 2017.
An Alstom first-generation EMU at the metro station, 2010.