Platanos railway station or Platanos Beach () is a Station in Paralia Platanou, a small village in Achaea, Greece. It is located just North of the village, close to the Olympia Odos motorway. It was opened on 22 June 2020 as part of the â¬848-million ErgOSE project extension of the Athens AirportâÂÂPatras railway to Aigio rail line, co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000âÂÂ2006. The station is served by Hellenic Train local services between and . It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old PiraeusâÂÂPatras railway, which is located northeast of the current station, closer to the coast of the Corinthian Gulf
The Station opened 22 June 2020 by Minister of Transport, Kostas Karamanlis. as part of the â¬848-million ErgOSE project extension of the Athens AirportâÂÂPatras railway to Aigio railline co-financed by the European Union's Cohesion Fund 2000âÂÂ2006. It is constructed on upgraded sections of the former PiraeusâÂÂPatras 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. It should not be confused with the now-closed station on the old PiraeusâÂÂPatras railway SPAP, which is located just west of the current station.
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 AirportâÂÂPatras railway) took over that responsibility.
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 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.
Since 22 November 2025, the following services call at this station: