Lygia railway station
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Λυγιά Lygia | |||||||||||
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| Location | Xylokastro-Evrostina 200 09, Corinthia Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°07′36″N 22°27′28″E / 38.1268°N 22.4578°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
| Line | Airport–Patras railway[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible |    | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | OSE Website | ||||||||||
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| 22 June 2020 | Opened | ||||||||||
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Lygia railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Λυγιάς, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Lygia) is a small Railway station[3] in Lygia, Corinthia, a small seaside town in Corinthia, Greece. It is located just south of the settlement, close to the Olympia Odos motorway. It was opened on 22 June 2020 as part of the €848-million ERGOSE[3] project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio rail line, co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006.[4][5] The station is served by Hellenic Train local services between Kiato and Aigio.[6] It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway, which is located northeast of the current station, closer to the coast of the Corinthian Gulf
The Station opened 22 June 2020 by Minister of Transport, Kostas Karamanlis.[7] as part of the €848-million ERGOSE[3] project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio railline[8] co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006.[4][5] It was one of three new stations in (Xylokastro, Akrata, and Aegio) and six halts (Diminio, Lykoporia, Lygia, Platanos Beach, Diakopto, and Eliki) to come online when the section of track opened.[9] It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway SPAP, which is located northeast of the current station, closer to the coast of the Corinthian Gulf.
The station is owned by GAIAOSE, which since 3 October 2001 owns most railway stations in Greece: the company was also in charge of rolling stock from December 2014 until October 2025, when Greek Railways (the owner of the Airport–Patras railway) took over that responsibility.[1][10]
Facilities
The raised station is accessed via stairs or a ramp. It has two side platforms, with station buildings located below the platform level, with access to the platform level via stairs or lifts. The Station buildings are equipped only with a waiting area. At platform level, both platforms have sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards. There is currently no car park on-site. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station.
