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.

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

In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[7] On the 5 September 2023, Storm Daniel[8] triggered largescale flooding in Thessaly.

[10] OSE engineers were on the ground in the worst affected areas, such as Domokos to assess the extent of the damage, and prepare detailed reports, and seek financial assistance from the European Union.

[13] OSE managing director, Panagiotis Terezakis, spoke of reconstruction works reaching 50 million euros, confirming at the same time that there will be no rail traffic in the effected sections of the network for at least a month.

[14] The devastation goes beyond the tracks and signalling, affecting costly equipment such as the European Train Control System (ETCS), which enhances rail safety.