Faliro station was an insignificant stop on the Athens-Piraeus line that opened in 1869. Soon, though, the railway company decided to renovate its seaside facilities (hotel, sea baths) and build a new theatre. Almost overnight Faliro became the line’s most popular station, as thousands of visitors flocked to come to enjoy the plays, the sea, and the waterfront restaurants. In 1907 the general manager of the Athens-Piraeus Railways, Alexandros Vlagalis, built his mansion next to the line. The ground floor housed the passenger waiting room, the ticket sales office, and the stationmaster's office. The Vlagali family lived on the first floor. In 1930 the company moved the tracks to their current location and built a new station with reinforced concrete (one of the first applications of this building material in Greece). The Vlagali mansion was demolished in the Greek junta period.