Lygia Railway Station
History
The Station opened 22 June 2020 by Minister of Transport, Kostas Karamanlis. as part of the €848-million ERGOSE project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio railline co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006. 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. 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.
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.
Services
Since 15 May 2022, this station serves the following routes:
- Hellenic Train local service between Kiato and Aigio, with six trains per day in each direction: passengers have to change at Kiato for Athens Suburban Railway trains towards Athens and Piraeus.
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Station layout
Ground level | Customer service | Exit/Tickets |
Level Ε1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Platform 1 | Hellenic Train to Aigio (Akrata) ← | |
Platform 2 | Hellenic Train to Kiato (Lykoporia) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |