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^[5] and its current form dates to 2007. 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.^[7]

Νέα Πέραμος Nea Peramos
General information
Location	Nea Peramos, 191 00, Megara West Attica Greece
Coordinates	38°00′46″N 23°24′51″E
Owned by	GAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)	Airport–Patras railway[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Train operators	Hellenic Train
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	100 Spaces
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 Megara towards Kiato Line A4 Magoula towards Piraeus
Location

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 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, located within the city.^[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. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.^[10]

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

Since 15 May 2022, the following weekday services call at this station:

• Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour.^[11]

v t e Nea Peramos station
Diagram not to scale
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	to Kiato (Megara) ←
	Platform 2	to Piraeus (Magoula) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right