Rio railway station

Patras Suburban Railway
Ρίο
Rio
Rio railway station, view from the railway tracks before closer, 20 March 2016.
General information
LocationSomerset 66, Rio 265 04, Rio
Achaea
Greece
Coordinates38°18′03″N 21°46′56″E / 38.300944°N 21.782288°E / 38.300944; 21.782288
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Piraeus–Patras railway and
Patras–Kyparissia railway[2]
Platforms1 side platform (disused)
Tracks2 (disused)
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
Fare zoneA (A1)[3]
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1887
Closed26 March 2019
Rebuiltcurrently
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station
Kastellokampos Line P2 Terminus
Former services
SPAP
Kastellokampos   Piraeus–Patras railway   Agios Vasileios
Location
Map
Rio railway station
line structure
Diagram not to scale

Rio railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ρίο, romanizedSidirodromikos Stathmos Ρίο) is a railway station in Rio, a town in the suburbs of Patras in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece. The station is located just outside the centre of the city, on Piraeus–Patras line and Patras–Kyparissia line and is severed by both Proastiakos Patras Services. Pending the completion of the Athens Airport–Patras railway, it is also the starting point of Hellenic Train bus lines to Aigio, Diakopto and Kiato, where connecting train services to Athens Airport and Piraeus (via Athens central railway station) are available.[4] Diakopto is also the terminus of the unique rack railway to Kalavryta.

The station (and the section of line) is currently closed and under reconstruction as part of the construction of the new Athens-Patras railway line, which (when completed) will allow fastener connectivity with Athens. As a result, a new temporary station *with the same name) has been operating since 26 March 2019, at the junction of Zaimi & Iroon Polytechneiou streets (600 m west of the station building), which serves the trains of the Patras suburban train.[5] however the stations café, Rio Rages Cafe, is currently (as of 2022) open).

  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. ^ "Patras Suburban Railway". Hellenic Train. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "BUSES PATRAS-KIATO-PATRAS" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Πάτρα: Μεταφέρεται ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ρίο – Πώς διαμορφώνονται τα δρομολόγια". THE BEST (in Greek). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.