Diminio railway station
Διμηνιό Diminio | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Diminio, 202 00 Corinthia Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°02′08″N 22°42′55″E / 38.03553°N 22.71517°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Greek Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Airport–Patras railway[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 22 June 2020 | Line opened | ||||||||||
| 16 December 2023 | Station opened | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Diminio railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Διμηνιού) is a railway station serving the town of Diminio in Greece. The station is located on the Airport–Patras railway, although the station opened over three years after the line did: it is a replacement for the nearby Neo Diminio railway halt of the Piraeus–Patras railway, which closed in 2007. It is currently served by local Hellenic Train services between Kiato and Aigio.
History
The current Diminio station is located near the Neo Diminio (Greek: Νέο Διμηνιό) railway halt of the Piraeus–Patras railway, which operated from 1885 to 2007. The Kiato–Aigio section of the replacement Airport–Patras railway, on which the current Diminio station is located, opened on 22 June 2020:[2] the station itself opened later, on 16 December 2023.[3]
The station was owned by GAIAOSE until 30 August 2025, when the ownership of all stations was transferred to Greek Railways.[4] In August 2025, the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport confirmed the creation of a new body, Greek Railways (Greek: Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος, romanized: Ellinikí Sidiródromi Monoprósopi)[5] to assume responsibility for rail infrastructure, planning, modernisation projects, and rolling stock across Greece. Previously, these functions were divided among several state-owned entities: OSE, which managed infrastructure; ERGOSÉ, responsible for modernisation projects; and GAIAOSÉ, which owned stations, buildings, and rolling stock. OSE had overseen both infrastructure and operations until its vertical separation in 2005.[6] Rail safety has been identified as a key priority.[7] The merger follows the July approval of a Parliamentary Bill to restructure the national railway system, a direct response to the Tempi crash of February 2023, in which 57 people died after a head-on collision.[8]
Services
Since 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:
- 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.[9]
References
- ^ "Annexes". Network Statement (PDF) (2023 ed.). Athens: Hellenic Railways Organization. 17 January 2023. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Kassimi, Alexandra (23 June 2020). "Το τρένο επέστρεψε στο Αίγιο" [The train returned to Aigio]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens: Kathimerini Publishing. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Από Σάββατο 16 Δεκεμβρίου: Τροποποιούνται τα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού της Αθήνας" [From Saturday 16 December: Changes to the timetables of the Athens Suburban Railway]. Athens Transport (in Greek). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ Koukos, Ilias (30 August 2025). "Tέλος εποχής για τον ΟΣΕ – Παρουσιάστηκε η Διοίκηση της «Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος Α.Ε.»" [End of an era for OSE – the management of Greek Railways S.A. was presented]. ERT News (in Greek). Athens: ERT. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Smith, Kevin (12 September 2025). "Greek Railways formed in a major restructuring". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ International, Railway Gazette. "Greece restructures railway infrastructure manager to implement safety and efficiency improvements". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Cech, Lubomir (4 September 2025). "3 Greek companies merge to create Greek Railways". RAILMARKET.com. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Smith, Kevin (12 September 2025). "Greek Railways formed in major restructuring". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Antoniou, Georgios (15 November 2025). "Timetable: Kiato–Aigio & Aigio–Kiato" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in Greek and English). Athens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.