Megara railway station

Μέγαρα Megara
General information
Location	Megara West Attica Greece
Coordinates	37°59′28″N 23°21′40″E / 37.9910°N 23.3611°E / 37.9910; 23.3611
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line	Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms	3
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	http://www.ose.gr/en/
Key dates
27 September 2005	Opened[3]
12 December 2010	Electrified[4]
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station Kinetta towards Kiato Line A4 Nea Peramos towards Piraeus
Location

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^[5] and its current form dates to 2007. It has two side platforms and a siding. The station is served by the Athens Suburban Railway between Piraeus and Kiato.^[6] 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,^[5] as part of Line 2 of the Athens Suburban Railway began serving the station. The station further updated its current form dates to 2007. It should not be confused with the now-closed^[7] station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway SPAP, located within the city.^[8] 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.^[9] 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^[10] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.^[11]

In August 2025, the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport confirmed the creation of a new body, Greek Railways (Greek: Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος, romanized: Ellinikí Sidiródromi Monoprósopi)^[12] to assume responsibility for rail infrastructure, planning, modernisation projects, and rolling stock across Greece. Previously, these functions were divided among several state-owned entities: OSE, which managed infrastructure; ERGOSÉ, responsible for modernisation projects; and GAIAOSÉ, which owned stations, buildings, and rolling stock. OSE had overseen both infrastructure and operations until its vertical separation in 2005.^[13] Rail safety has been identified as a key priority.^[14] The merger follows the July approval of a Parliamentary Bill to restructure the national railway system, a direct response to the Tempi accident of February 2023, in which 43 people died after a head-on collision.^[15]

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 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:

• Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.^[16]

Station layout

Level Ε1	Platform 1	In non-regular use
	Island platform, doors on the right
	Platform 2	to Kiato (Kinetta) ←
	Through lines	In non-regular use
	Platform 3	to Piraeus (Nea Peramos) →
	Side platform, doors on the right
L Ground/Concourse	Customer service	Tickets Exits

See also

v t e Megara station
Diagram not to scale
Legend
to Piraeus & Airport to Kiato & Aigio

• Railway stations in Greece
• Hellenic Railways Organization
• Hellenic Train
• Proastiakos

References

1. "Home". gaiaose.com.
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. "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός" [The Suburban Railway to Corinth in one hour, starting tomorrow]. Naftemporiki (in Greek). Piraeus: Giorgos Melissanidis. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
4. "ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ: Νέο πλέγμα δρομολογίων Προαστιακού Σιδηροδρόμου" [TrainOSE: New network of Suburban Railway routes]. Capital.gr (in Greek). Athens. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. "Σε μία ώρα στην Κόρινθο από αύριο ο Προαστιακός". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
6. "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "Προαστιακός Σιδηρόδρομος Δυτικής Αττικής με σταθμό εκτός Μεγάρων". MegaraTV (in Greek). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
8. "Τα τρένα που φύγαν".
9. "Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός - Μουσείο τρένων".
10. "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.
11. "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion". ekathimerini.com. 2 July 2022.
12. Smith, Kevin (12 September 2025). "Greek Railways formed in a major restructuring". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
13. International, Railway Gazette. "Greece restructures railway infrastructure manager to implement safety and efficiency improvements". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
14. Cech, Lubomir (4 September 2025). "3 Greek companies merge to create Greek Railways". RAILMARKET.com. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
15. Smith, Kevin (12 September 2025). "Greek Railways formed in major restructuring". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
16. Antoniou, Georgios (17 November 2025). "Timetable: Piraeus–Athens–Kiato & Kiato–Athens–Piraeus" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.