Magoula railway station
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West Attica
Greece
Μαγούλα Magoula | |||||||||||
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 The station, 8 April 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Magoula 196 00, Elefsina West Attica Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′25″N 23°31′46″E / 38.0736°N 23.5295°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | GAIAOSE[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
| Line | Airport–Patras railway[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (limited) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible |        | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.ose.gr/en/ | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 27 September 2005 | Line opened[3] | ||||||||||
| 18 July 2006 | Station opened[4] | ||||||||||
| 12 December 2010 | Line electrified[5] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Magoula railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Μαγούλας, romanized: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Magoúlas) is a station in the municipal unit of Magoula of the municipality of Elefsina, West Attica, Greece. It is located adjacent to A8 motorway between Athens and Patras. It was opened on 18 July 2006 as part of the extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Corinth[4] It has two side platforms and a siding.[4] The station is served by the Athens Suburban Railway between Piraeus and Kiato.[6] The station has a similar design to Ano Liosia railway station. The station serves the adjacent Thriasio hospital.
The station was opened on 18 July 2006 as part of the extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Corinth,[4] as part of Line 2 of the Athens Suburban Railway began serving the station. 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.[7] 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[8] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. In July 2022, the station began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE.[9]
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 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.
