Aigio railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αιγίου, Sidirodromikós Stathmós Aigíou) is a

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Aigio Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' ( el, Αίγιο, Aígio, ; la, Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipal ...

in the northern

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

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. Since June 2020, it is served by trains to and from central

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

and

Athens Airport Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' ( el, Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», ''Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"''), commonly initialised as ...

via

Kiato Kiato ( el, Κιάτο) is a town in the northern part of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Sikyona. Kiato is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the river Asopos. It has much tourist activ ...

. The station is located on the outskirts of Aigio, 2 km from the town's centre.

History

Construction was completed several years after the suspension of regional services on the

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s of the

in 2011. After a series of test runs commencing in April 2019, railway traffic to and from Aigio had been expected to resume in August 2019. However, a series of delays meant that the opening of the section between Aigio and

was postponed until June 2020. Services finally commenced on 22 June 2020. The station is served by Line 5 of the Athens Suburban Railway to and from . The trains currently in use between Aigio and Kiato are the

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2/6

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s, constructed by Stadler Rail in 2003. The

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of the section between Aigio and Kiato will allow direct services to and from Athens; in the meantime, passengers must change between diesel and

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trains at Kiato. Travel time between the two stations is 45 minutes for the express service and 53 minutes, including minor stops. In July 2022, the station began being served by

Hellenic Train Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. ( el, ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε., pronounced ''trenosé'') is a private railway company in Greece which currently operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. TrainOSE was acquired in September 201 ...

, the rebranded TranOSE.https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1188080/trainose-renamed-hellenic-train-eyes-expansion/

Facilities

The station is equipped with waiting rooms, shelters, toilets and a cafe. There is also a staffed ticket office. Outside of the station there is a big parking lot (free parking). Currently there are no local bus services connecting the station with the centre of Aigio. Road access to the station is provided by two narrow paved roads, which still need improvement (mainly widening and proper signage).

Services

Since 15 May 2022, this station serves the following routes: * Athens Suburban Railway Line 5 towards , with six trains per day, from 60:02 to 19:03: passengers have to change at Kiato for Suburban Railway Line 2 towards and .

Station layout

Gallery

File:Aigio-railway-station-outer-view-of-the-building-and-the-parking-lot.jpg, Outer view of the station building and the parking lot (July 2020) File:Aigio-railway-station-platforms.jpg, Tracks at the brand new Aigio railway station just a few days before the commencement of rail schedules. (June 2020) File:Railbus Aigio railway station August 2020.jpg, Stadler GTW 2/6 diesel articulated railcar at Aigio railway station File:Aigio railway station platform view 1.jpg, View of the first two platforms and the tracks, Aigio railway station, May 2019 File:Aigio railway station main building.jpg, Main entrance of the station building (May 2019) File:Sign-inside-Aigio-railway-station.jpg, Sign on the platforms indicating the name of the railway station

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