Afidnes railway station

Αφίδνες Afidnes
Location	Afidnes, Athens Greece
Coordinates	38°11′16″N 23°50′41″E / 38.1877°N 23.8446°E / 38.1877; 23.8446Coordinates: 38°11′16″N 23°50′41″E / 38.1877°N 23.8446°E / 38.1877; 23.8446
Owned by	TrainOSE
Line(s)	Piraeus–Platy railway[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	8 March 1904
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Agios Stefanos towards Piraeus Piraeus - Chalcis Sfendali towards Chalcis

Afidnes (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αφιδνών, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Afidnon) is a railway station in Afidnes, a suburb north of Athens, Greece. It is situated on the Piraeus–Platy railway, at km 40.086 from Piraeus. It is served by trains of the Proastiakos line from Piraeus to Chalcis.^[2] The station was opened on 8 March 1904. It has two platforms. It is located outside the village of Afidnes. After the station was built, a new settlement arose near it named Stathmos Afidnon ("Afidnes station"). Initially, the station was known as the Kiourka station (Κιούρκα), after the former name of Afidnes.

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