Acharnes Railway Center


The Acharnes Railway Center or SKA is a two-level railway station in the northern parts of the Athens Urban Area, in the municipality of Acharnes, where several important railway lines converge. It is an important passenger interchange station, opened in April 2011.

Lines and Services

The lines that converge in the junction are:
As of 2019 the station is served by eight trains per day to Thessaloniki, one train per hour between the Airport and Ano Liosia, one train per hour between Koropi and Ano Liosia, and one train per 2 hours between Athens and Chalcis.

Platforms

The station has 8 platforms, as well as one low-level platform in the median of Attiki Odos Motorway. Currently, only this platform and two others are used.

Future

Usage of the 7 remaining platforms
Apart from the 2 platforms on the Athens to Thessaloniki Line and the Proastiakos platform low level platform, the station has 6 platforms that remain unused. Those platforms exist in order to accommodate future services, especially after the completion of the P.A.Th.E./P..
Metro Station

A future station has been proposed on line 5 of the Athens Metro. It will not open before 2030.

Criticism

Low usage of the station and its unnecessarily large size and the number of platforms have led to the project being criticised as a white elephant.