Nea Peramos railway station

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]

Νέα Πέραμος
Nea Peramos
General information
LocationNea Peramos, 191 00, Megara
West Attica
Greece
Coordinates38°00′46″N 23°24′51″E
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s) Athens Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsTrainOSE
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Parking100 Spaces
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened27 September 2005
Electrified25 kV AC, 50 Hz[2]
Services
Preceding station   Proastiakos   Following station
towards Piraeus
Line 2
towards Kiato
Location
Megara
Location within Greece

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

Station layout
L
Ground/Concourse		 Customer service Tickets/Exits
Level
L1
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 Π1 towards Kiato (Megara) ←
Platform 2 Π1 towards Piraeus (Magoula) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. https://www.gaiaose.com/
  2. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. "Τα τρένα που φύγαν".
  6. "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. "Τα τρένα που φύγαν".
  8. "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
  9. "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.
  10. "Ο προαστιακός έπιασε... Χαλκίδα". Τα Νέα. Αθήνα. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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