Megara railway station

Μέγαρα
Megara
	Μέγαρα; Megara
Location	Megara; West Attica; Greece
Coordinates	37°59′28″N 23°21′40″E / 37.9910°N 23.3611°ECoordinates: 37°59′28″N 23°21′40″E / 37.9910°N 23.3611°E
Owned by	GAIAOSE
Line(s)	Athens Airport–Patras railway
Platforms	3
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened	27 September 2005
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Services
Location
	Megara Location within Greece

Megara railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Μεγάρων, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Megáron) is a station in the city of Megara, West Attica, Greece. It is located east of Megara, near the A8 motorway between Athens and Patras. It was opened on 27 September 2005 as part of the extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Corinth^[3] and its current form dates to 2007. It has two side platforms and a siding. The station is served by Line 2 of Proastiakos Athens between Piraeus and Aigio.^[4] and Line 5 between Aigio and central Athens/Athens Airport.^[5] It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway, which is located within the city itself.

History[]

The station was opened on 27 September 2005 as part of the extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Corinth,^[6] as part of Line 2 of Athens suburban railway began serving the station. The station was further updated its current form dates to 2007. It should not be confused with the now closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway SPAP, which is located within the city itself.^[7] 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.^[8] 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^[9] 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^[10] or suburban railway:

Line 2^[11] Kiato - Piraeus^[12] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens^[13] and the Diakopto rack railway at Diakopto railway station)

Line 5^[14] Aigio - Athens^[12] with 1 tph. (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens^[15] and the Diakopto rack railway at Diakopto railway station)

Line 5^[16] Aigio - Airport^[17]^[18] with 1 tph (transfer to Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens).

Station layout[]

Level Ε1	Platform 1	In non-regular use
	Island platform, doors on the right
	Platform 2	towards Kiato (Kinetta) towards Aigio (Agioi Theodoroi and Corinth) ←
	Through lines	In non-regular use
	Platform 3	towards Piraeus (Nea Peramos) towards Airport (Magoula) or Athens (terminal) →
	Side platform, doors on the right
L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets Exits