[5][6] In 1920, Hellenic State Railways or SEK was established, and the Athens to Thessaloniki line became part of their network.

[7] During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Athens was controlled by German military forces, and the line was used for the transport of troops and weapons.

Due to the civil war, the track and rolling stock took some time to replace, with normal service levels resumed around 1948.

In 1970, the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A. or OSE became the legal successor[8] to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure.

Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed OSE monopoly for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s.

In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding, OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.

The station closed on 2 February 2018 for major engineering works linked to the construction of the new high-speed line Athens-Thessaloniki,[11] reopening in July 2018.