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Magoula railway station

Magoula railway station

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Megara railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Μαγούλας, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Megáron) is a station in the municipal unit of Magoula of the municipality of Elefsina, West Attica, Greece. It is located adjacent to A8 motorway between Athens and Patras. It was opened on 18 July 2006 as part of the extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Corinth[3] It has two side platforms and a siding.[4] The station is served by the Athens Suburban Railway between Piraeus and Kiato.[5] The station has a similar design to Ano Liosia railway station. The station serves the adjacent Thriasio hospital.

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History

The station was opened on 18 July 2006 as part of the extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Corinth,[3] as part of Line 2 of the Athens Suburban Railway began serving the station. In 2008, all Athens Suburban Railway services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[6] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[7] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[8]

Facilities

The ground-level station is assessed via stairs or a ramp. It has one Island platform & one Side platform, with station buildings located on platform 3 (the eastbound platform), with access to the platform level via stairs or lifts from a subway, a siding can also be found just east of the station platform 3. The Station buildings are equipped with a staffed booking office, toilets & automatic ticket barriers located at the entrance to the station. At platform level, there are sheltered seating, an air-conditioned indoor passenger shelter and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards on both platforms. Currently (2019), there is a local bus connecting the station, a large car park and taxi rank, all located at the station forecourt.

Services

Since 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:

The station is also served by local and regional buses:

KTEL[10] operates Lines 861 & 863[11]

Station layout

L
Ground/Concourse		 Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
Ε1
Platform 1 In non-regular use
Island platform, doors on the right
Platform 2 Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Kiato (Nea Peramos) ←
Platform 3 Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 to Piraeus (Aspropyrgos) →
Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 4 In non-regular use

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. [2]
    "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". 17 July 2006.
  5. [5]
    "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
  7. [7]
    "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. [8]
    https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1188080/trainose-renamed-hellenic-train-eyes-expansion/ [bare URL]
  9. [9]
    Antoniou, George (20 June 2022). "Timetable: Piraeus-Athens-Kiato and Kiato-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train. Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Νομός Λάρισας - Παράρτημα Σχολής Επιστημών Υγείας".
  11. [11]
    "Μέσα Μεταφοράς Λάρισας | Δρομολόγια Λεωφορείων Λάρισας | Δρομολόγια Τρένων Λάρισας | Public Transport Larissa| Train Connections Larissa | Bus connect".
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