Magoula railway station

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Proastiakos icon (no text).svg Μέγαρα
Megara
Stathmos-magoula.jpg
The station, 8 April 2014
General information
LocationMagoula 196 00,
West Attica
Greece
Coordinates38°04′25″N 23°31′46″E / 38.0736°N 23.5295°E / 38.0736; 23.5295Coordinates: 38°04′25″N 23°31′46″E / 38.0736°N 23.5295°E / 38.0736; 23.5295
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Proastiakos icon (no text).svg Athens Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms4
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessAiga ticketpurchase inv.svg Aiga waitingroom inv.svg Aiga toilets inv.svg Aiga stairs down inv.svg Aiga elevator inv.svg Aiga parking inv.svg Aiga bus inv.svg
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened18 July 2006
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos icon (no text).svg Proastiakos   Following station
towards Piraeus
Line 2
towards Kiato
towards Aigio
Line 5
towards Airport
towards Aigio
Line 5
towards Athens
Line 5
towards Athens
Location
Magoula is located in Greece
Magoula
Magoula
Location within Greece

Megara railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Μαγούλας, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Megáron) is a station in the city of Magoula, 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 Line 2 of Proastiakos Athens between Piraeus and Aigio[5] and Line 5 between Aigio and central Athens/Athens Airport.[5] The station has a similar design to Ano Liosia railway station. The station serves the adjacent Thriasio hospital.

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 Athens suburban railway began serving the station. In 2008, all Proastiakos 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.

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 lift 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[]

The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos[5] or suburban railway:

Line 2[8] Kiato - Piraeus[9] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens[10] and the Diakopto rack railway at Diakopto railway station)

Line 5[11] Aigio - Athens[9] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens[10] and the Diakopto rack railway at Diakopto railway station)

Line 5[11] Aigio - Airport[12][5] with 1 tph (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).

The station is also served by local and regional buses:

KTEL[13] operates Lines 861 & 863[14]

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 Proastiakos icon (no text).svg towards Kiato (Nea Peramos)/ Proastiakos icon (no text).svg towards Aigio (Megara) ←
Platform 3 Proastiakos icon (no text).svg towards Piraeus (Aspropyrgos)/ Proastiakos icon (no text).svg towards Athens (Ano Liosia) →
Island platform, doors on the right/left
Platform 4 In non-regular use

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.gaiaose.com/
  2. ^ a b "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. ^ a b "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". 17 July 2006.
  5. ^ a b c d "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
  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. ^ "Itineraries Aigio-Airport-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). TrainOSE. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b Proastiakos timetable 2020
  10. ^ a b https://www.trainose.gr/επιβατικό-έργο/προαστιακός-σιδηρόδρομος/προαστιακός-αθηνών/
  11. ^ a b "Ο προαστιακός έπιασε... Χαλκίδα". Τα Νέα. Αθήνα. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Στους Αγίους Αναργύρους θα τερματίζουν τα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού από Χαλκίδα". October 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Νομός Λάρισας - Παράρτημα Σχολής Επιστημών Υγείας".
  14. ^ "Μέσα Μεταφοράς Λάρισας | Δρομολόγια Λεωφορείων Λάρισας | Δρομολόγια Τρένων Λάρισας | Public Transport Larissa| Train Connections Larissa | Bus connect".

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