[3] 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.

The guerrillas remained at the station for an hour and a half, blew up the chimney of the locomotive and set fire to the train, resulting in the burning of two wagons.

They then left in cars, taking with them about 20 captives, various supplies and the station's cash register, and took refuge in the mountain of Oiti.

[7] 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.

The station closed on 10 February 2018 for major engineering works linked to the construction of the new high-speed line Athens-Thessaloniki,[11] reopening in July 2018.