Dekeleia railway station

Δεκέλεια Dekeleia
OSE MLW diesel locomotive A-504 with freight train 80506 passes Dekelia station northbound, January 2009.
Location	Tatoi, Athens East Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°05′59″N 23°46′47″E / 38.0996°N 23.7798°E / 38.0996; 23.7798Coordinates: 38°05′59″N 23°46′47″E / 38.0996°N 23.7798°E / 38.0996; 23.7798
Owned by	OSE
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	8 March 1904
Rebuilt	6 May 2005
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Acharnes towards Athens Athens - Chalcis Agios Stefanos towards Chalcis
Location
Dekeleia Location within Greece

Dekeleia (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Δεκελείας, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Dekeleias) is a railway station in Dekeleia, north of Athens, Greece. Loctaed on the Piraeus-Platy railway at the 24.961 kilometres from the Piraeus Port Railway Station. The station was reopened on 6 May 2005, after a referbishment and features two side platforms. It is owned by OSE, but service are provided by TrainOSE and

History

Opened on 8 March 1904, The station building is elaborate for such a small station (exceeding the traffic needs of the area serves), however, since it was formerly used to service the nearby Tatoi Palace, the summer residence of the Greek Royal Family. The station was originally named Tatoi, (from the named Palace) but was renamed at an unknown date. It is served by trains of the Proastiakos line from Piraeus to Chalcis.^[2]

The Amnizia Railfan Club's Amnizia Railroad Club is housed within the station building.

line layout

Line structure
to Thessaloniki to Athens

References

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