Nea Peramos railway station

Νέα Πέραμος Nea Peramos
Location	Nea Peramos, 191 00, Megara West Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°00′46″N 23°24′51″E / 38.0129061°N 23.4142796°E / 38.0129061; 23.4142796Coordinates: 38°00′46″N 23°24′51″E / 38.0129061°N 23.4142796°E / 38.0129061; 23.4142796
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Athens Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	TrainOSE
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	100 Spaces
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[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station Magoula towards Piraeus Line 2 Megara towards Kiato
Location
Megara Location within Greece

Nea Peramos railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Νέας Περάμου, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Nea Peramos) is a station in Nea Peramos, a suburb of 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. The station is served by Line 2 of Proastiakos Athens between Piraeus and Kiato.^[4] It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway, which is located within the city itself.^[5]

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 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 raised station is assessed via stairs or lift. It has two side platforms, with station buildings located on platform 1, with access to the platform level via stairs or lift. The Station buildings are equipped with a staffed ticket office, toilets and cafe 'Platform 9 3/4 - coffee and more'. 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. There is a car park on-site, adjacent to the eastbound line. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station.

Services[]

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

Line 2^[10] Piraeus - Kiato^[11] with 2 tph. (transfer to Athens Metro Line 2, Chalcis and Regional, Express & InterCity services at Athens and Aigio & Airport services to Megara). Around 35 trains call at the station each day.

Line structure
Legend
to Piraeus to Kiato

Station layout[]

L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets/Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	towards Kiato (Megara) ←
	Platform 2	towards Piraeus (Magoula) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References[]

External links[]

• Nea Peramos railway station - National Railway Network Greek Travel Pages