Koropi station

Koropi railway station (Greek: Κορωπί σταθμός Λεπτοκαρυάς, romanized: Sidirodromikos stathmos Koropi) is a railway station that serves that serves both the Proastiakos suburban railway and Line 3 of the Athens Metro. It is east of the town of Koropi in East Attica. It opened to Proastiakos trains on 30 July 2004,[2] with Athens Metro services calling at this station from 10 July 2006.[3]

Κορωπί
Koropi
Platforms
LocationKoropi, Athens
East Attica
Greece
Coordinates37°54′46″N 23°53′45″E
Operated byTrainOSE
Line(s) Athens Airport–Patras railway[1]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
Platform levels2
History
Opened30 July 2004
Rebuilt10 July 2006
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Athens Metro   Following station
Line 3
Terminus
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station
towards Piraeus
Line 1
Terminus
towards Ano Liosia
Line 4
Terminus

The station's platforms have two levels, with each end serving trains from either the Athens Metro or Proastiakos: Proastiakos Kiato-Airport line trains stop at the northern end while Athens Metro Line 3 trains stop at the southern end.[4] As of 2013 the station is served by three Proastiakos trains per hour to the airport, two to Ano Liosia and one to Kiato.[5]

Station layout
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Platforms		 Platform 1 ← towards Kiato, towards Nikaia (Paiania–Kantza)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → towards Airport (Terminus) →

Future

Koropi is expected to become a junction station with the opening of a 32 km branch line to Lavrio.[6]

References
  1. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  2. "Athens Timeline (Proastiakos, Metro, Tram, Lycabettus)". CityRailTransit. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  3. "UrbanRail.Net > > ATHENS - ATHINA Metro - Line 3". UrbanRail.net. 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  4. "Urban Rail Transport SA (STASY SA) - Stations - Koropi". Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY S.A.). Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  5. "Railway Timetable" (PDF). Proastiakos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  6. "Suburban Train to Pull in to Lavrio Port by 2019". GTP. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2019.


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