Eliki railway station () is a Station on the Athens Airport–Patras railway line just outside the borders of the settlement of Eliki, a small village in Achaea, Greece. It is located east of village, and was opened on 22 June 2020 as part of the €848-million ErgOSE project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio rail line, co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006. The station is served by Hellenic Train local services between and . It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old Piraeus–Patras railway, which is located northeast of the current station, closer to the coast of the Corinthian Gulf

History

The Station opened 22 June 2020 by Minister of Transport, Kostas Karamanlis. as part of the €848-million ErgOSE project extension of the Airport–Patras railway to Aigio railline co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006. It is constructed on upgraded sections of the former Piraeus–Patras railway SPAP line. It was one of three new stations in (Xylokastro, Akrata, and Aegio) and six holts (Diminio, Lykoporia, Lygia, Platanos Beach, Diakopto, and Eliki) to come online when the section of track opened. Built by Rythmos N. & A. Kalimeri Single Member P.C. 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, near the beach of Kohl.

The station is owned by GAIAOSE, which since 3 October 2001 owns most railway stations in Greece: the company was also in charge of rolling stock from December 2014 until October 2025, when Greek Railways (the owner of the Airport–Patras railway) took over that responsibility.Law 4313/2014, 17 December 2014 (FEK A' 261/17.12.2014). Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.

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 the platform level, both platforms have sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards. It is equipped with CCTV systems, Fire Detection systems & Honeywell Security Systems. There is no car park on-site, as Palea EO Korinthou Patron runs alongside eastbound platforms. Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station.

Services

Since 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station:

Hellenic Train local service between and , with six trains per day in each direction: passengers have to change at Kiato for Athens Suburban Railway trains towards and .

Station layout

Ground levelCustomer serviceExit/TicketsLevelΕ1Side platform, doors will open on the rightPlatform 1Hellenic Train to ←Platform 2Hellenic Train to (Diakopto) →Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

Hellenic Railways Organization TrainOSE Proastiakos P.A.Th.E./P.

References