Diakopto railway station

The Station opened in 1896, on what was a branch line of the Piraeus, Athens & Peloponnese Railways (SPAP) when the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge line was completed in 1895. Due to growing debts, the SPAP came under government control between 1939 and 1940. During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941-44), Athens was controlled by German military forces, and the line used for the transport of troops and weapons. During the occupation (and especially during German withdrawal in 1944), the network was severely damaged[8] by both the German army and Greek resistance groups. The track and rolling stock replacement took time following the civil war, with normal service levels resumed around 1948. In 1954 SPAP was nationalized once more. In 1962 the SPAP was amalgamated into SEK.[9] In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station, and most of the Greek rail infrastructure was transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly of OSE for the transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s. Many small stations of the network with little passenger traffic were closed down. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network.[10] Timetables were cutback and routes closed, as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[11] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. The Station opened reopened 22 June 2020 by Minister of Transport, Kostas Karamanlis.[12] as part of the €848-million ErgOSE[4] project extension of the Athens Airport–Patras railway to Aigio railline[13] co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000–2006.[5][6]

There is level access from the small car park at the front of the station. It has two Island platforms, with station buildings located at the platform level. The Station buildings are equipped only with a waiting area. At platform level, there are sheltered seating and Dot-matrix display departure and arrival screens and timetable poster boards on both platforms. It is equipped with CCTV systems,[14] Fire Detection systems & Honeywell Security Systems.[15] Currently, there is no local bus stop connecting the station.

The station is served by Line 5 of Proastiakos Athens between Athens, Aigio, and Kiato.[7] and by historic 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2-in) gauge rack railway known locally as Cogwheel services to Kalavryta. Around 10 trains call at the station each day.

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  Diakofto station 2005 (Photo by Napoleon Vier).
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  Several Ganz Mavag DMU's pulling into Diakopto on 1 November 1992 is set AA6454, a 4-car version used on long-distance trains 1 November 1992 (Photo by Phil Richards).
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  Train crossing in Diakoftó station, the MAN double DMU travels in the direction of Patra. In contrast to the IC units, which were only intended for the Peloponnisos network from the start. The place-name signs of this station only contained the Katharevousa form Diakoptón until it was closed, October 2005 (Photo by Falk2).
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  Diakofto-Kalavrita railway station July 2009 (Photo by User:Mediocrity).
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  Station signage July 2009 (Photo by User:Mediocrity).

• Hellenic Railways Organization
• Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways
• Diakopto–Kalavryta railway
• TrainOSE
• Proastiakos
• P.A.Th.E./P.