Agios Georgios railway station explained

Name El:Άγιος Γεώργιος
Agios Georgios
Mode:AS
Address:near Schimatari
Borough:Boeotia
Country:Greece
Coordinates:38.355°N 23.6072°W
Line:Oinoi–Chalcis railway[1]
Train Operators:Hellenic Train
Structure:at-grade
Levels:1
Platform:2 (Split)
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes (3)
Bicycle:No
Years:8 March 1904
Events:Line opened[2]
Years1:6 April 2005
Events1:Station opened
Years2:30 July 2017
Events2:Line electrified[3]
Owned:GAIAOSE[4]
Status:Unstaffed
Web:http://www.ose.gr/en/
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Frame-Width:300
Mapframe-Frame-Height:180
Mapframe-Marker-Color:808080
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Agios Georgios railway station (el|Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αγίου Γεωργίου|Sidirodromikos stathmos Agiou Georgiou) is a halt near Schimatari, in Boeotia, Greece. It is owned by OSE, but service are provided by TrainOSE, through the Athens Suburban Railway from Athens to Chalcis.[5]

History

The station opened on 6 April 2005 as an unstaffed intermediate station on the Athens to Chalcis line. That same year TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. In 2008, all Athens Suburban Railway services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE.

Facilities

The station is little more than a halt, with only a small car park; however, there are ramps and thus disabled access.

Services

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

Station layout

Ground levelExit
Level
Ε1
Side platform, doors will open on the right/left
Platform to (Kalochori-Pantichi)
platform ← to (Dilesi)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Network Statement. 17 January 2023. Hellenic Railways Organization. Athens. 2023. 24 September 2023. https://archive.org/download/ose-network-statement/OSE%20Network%20Statement%202023%20%28EN%2C%20Annexes%29.pdf. 24 September 2023. en-us. Annexes. 1-2.
  2. Book: The Greek Railways. 1997. Militos. Athens. 9608460077. 77. el.
  3. Web site: Important changes for the Athens Suburban Railway from 30/07/2017. TrainOSE. OSE. 6 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731171830/http://www.trainose.gr/σημαντικές-αλλαγές-στον-προαστιακό-σ. 31 July 2017. Athens. el. July 2017.
  4. Web site: Home . gaiaose.com.
  5. Web site: Proastiakos timetable 2020 . 2020-06-24 . 2020-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627032031/http://www.trainose.gr/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/%CE%91%CE%98%CE%97%CE%9D%CE%91-%CE%A7%CE%91%CE%9B%CE%9A%CE%99%CE%94%CE%91-%CE%93%CE%99%CE%91-%CE%95%CE%A0%CE%99%CE%92%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%95%CE%A3_04.05.2020_web-1.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Antoniou. George. Timetable: Athens-Chalkida and Chalkida-Athens. Hellenic Train. 10 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110164908/https://www.hellenictrain.gr/sites/default/files/2022-06/ΑΘΗΝΑ-ΧΑΛΚΙΔΑ%20ΓΙΑ%20ΕΠΙΒΑΤΕΣ_15.05.2022_final%20_0.pdf. 10 November 2022. Athens. 20 June 2022.