Construction took around three years due in part to delays and funding issues, which had grown to 10 million drachmas (double the original estimate).

[6] In 1929, the construction works of the line were completed, and the first trains arrived at the new temporary station in the city of Florina.

On 1 January 1971, the station and most of the Greek rail infrastructure was transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation.

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

[8] In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games.

Timetables were cut back, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads.