Paiania–Kantza station

Paiania–Kantza (Greek: Παιανία–Κάντζα) is a station located north east of the suburban town of Paiania in Athens, East Attica. located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. This station first opened to Athens Suburban Railway trains on 30 July 2004,^[3] with Athens Metro services calling at this station from 10 July 2006.^[6]

Παιανία - Κάντζα Paiania - Kantza
Athens Metro platforms
General information
Location	Kantza Paiania Greece
Coordinates	37°59′03″N 23°52′12″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Managed by	Hellenic Train
Line(s)	Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Hellenic Train (Suburban Rail) STASY (Metro)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Key dates
30 July 2004	Opened[3]
10 July 2006	Rebuilt for Metro trains[4]
4 June 2007	Suburban Rail electrified[5]
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station Pallini towards Piraeus Line A1 Koropi towards Athens Airport Pallini towards Ano Liosia Line A2 Preceding station Athens Metro Following station Pallini towards Dimotiko Theatro Line 3 Koropi towards Athens Airport
Location

The station's platforms have two levels, with each end serving trains from either the Athens Metro or the Suburban Railway: Suburban Railway trains stop at the southern end. In contrast, Athens Metro Line 3 trains stop at the northern end.^[7] As of November 2022^[update], the station is served by two Suburban Railway trains per hour to the airport, one or two to Ano Liosia and one to Pireaus.^[8]

Naming

Although the station signs mention the name Paiania-Kantza, all trains' announcements call the station simply Kantza.

Services

Since 27 September 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:

• Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 between Piraeus and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour;^[9]
• Athens Suburban Railway Line A2 between Ano Liosia and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour: during the peak hours, there is one extra train per hour that terminates here instead of the Airport;^[9]
• Athens Metro Line 3 between Dimotiko Theatro and Athens Airport, with up to one train every 36 minutes.^[10]

Bus route 307 and 324 call at the bus stop.

Station layout

Line structure
Legend
towards Pallini towards Koropi

P Platforms	Platform 2	← to Piraeus / to Ano Liosia / to Dimotiko Theatro (Pallini)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→ to Athens Airport (Koropi) →