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The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.

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At the old station in the village of Milies of Pelion, one of the most picturesque trains of the Greek railway tradition, the famous Moutzouris, is resting.

Moutzouris comes to us from the end of the 19th century please and specifically from the distant 1896 when the line connecting Volos with Lechonia was completed. The rest of the section up to the station at Milies was delivered in 1903.

The route of Moutzouris

The Pelion train today does not start from Volos, but you will see parts of the lines on the coastal road from Volos to Milies, but from Ano Lechonia (12 km from Volos) towards the picturesque Milies.

The length of the route is 16 kilometres and it will take Moutzouris about 90-95 minutes to cross it. This allows you to enjoy at your leisure the unique experience and the view from Ano Lechonia to the station at Milies.

Accommodation in Pelion

What makes the Pelion or Moutzouris train special?

It is a historic route with a lifespan of over 110 years and one of the narrowest railway lines in the world, only 60 cm wide!

If you add the advanced construction design for the time along with the uniqueness of the natural beauty of the area it crosses, you can understand why the Pelion Train steals the hearts of those who have the luck to travel with it.

Inside an old but well-preserved Moutzouris wagon
Inside an old but well-preserved Moutzouris wagon

The best way to get to the station of Milies from the centre of the village is to follow the downhill cobbled path that starts just below the central square of Milies.

The uphill return will be somewhat tiring and if you are with a group of friends, someone can drive you to the station and you can climb back up to the centre of the village together.

Bridge of De Chirico

The De Chirico metal bridge a few kilometres before Milies.
The De Chirico metal bridge a few kilometres before Milies.

After arriving at the Moutzouris railway station in Milies you can enter the ticketing area where there is a small exhibition with useful information about the history and operation of the Pelion train.

From then on and while you are waiting for the arrival of Moutjouris, we suggest you walk on the train tracks until at least the famous and rare iron bridge by Evaristo De Chirico (Italian architect, father of the famous artist Giorgio di Chirico).

At the Moutzouri train station in Milies Pelion
At the station of Moutzouris, Milies Pelion

The route is lush green and if you have the time and appetite, continue for another 5 minutes until you reach the point where you can see the bridge from a distance and through the wooded slopes, while after the right turn you will have a very nice view of Milies.

At Mileon station

Return to Milies station and listen to the whistle of the train’s arrival and the creaking on the old tracks. We waited for it just before the arched bridge the station at Milies and really as soon as the engine and the old cars of the legendary Moutzouris emerged it was like being in a moment dozens of years back.

Stay in the beautiful Pelion Milies

Back then, the Pelion train was not a museum exhibit and a monument to be preserved as it is now, but the dominant means of transporting goods and connecting the population of a large part of Pelion with the city of Volos.

The traditional Pelion train arriving just before reaching Milies
Back to 1903, when the legendary Moutzouris first reached Milies from Volos.

Immediately after the arrival of Moutzouris in Milies, it is worth seeing the manual rotation of the train ‘s engine, which is disconnected from the wagons in order to go and get stuck in the last wagon to start the short but magical journey back.

Tickets and transfer cost for the Pelion Train

A journey that you can now enjoy through the windows of the old wooden wagons of the Pelion train from April until about the end of October every year.

For questions about tourism issues such as discounts, rentals and more you can contact grafeio.volou@trainose.gr and phone +302130121460 (information: November 2021)

The cost of a one-way ticket is €10. The children’s ticket (children 4 to 12 years old) costs 6 euros.

The cost of a return ticket for the route Ano Lechonia-Miles is 18 euros for adults and 10 euros for children, while for a single trip the ticket is 10 and 6 euros respectively (our search was made in June 2022 for a regular ticket, child and adult).

Church Milies Pelion holy temple believers
In Milies, Pelion. Unique wooden carved iconostasis of a Holy Church.

The train, in the summer of 2022, arrives at Milies at 11:35 and if you wish to return the same day, it departs from there to Ano Lechonia at 15:00, so you have about less than 3.5 hours to explore Milies station and Milies, the beautiful Pelion village, which you can walk to from an uphill cobbled path.

If you don’t have it with the hills and walking you better go by car to the village if this is possible. However, don’t get there and don’t visit Milies because it will be a shame.

Ticket issue
Approaching Milies with the Pelion Train
Approaching Milies with the Pelion train, the legendary Moutzouris!

Accommodation in Pelion

In the beautiful mountain of Pelion you will find dozens of solutions for all budgets, from luxurious guesthouses to simple traditional rooms with a view of the endless blue Aegean Sea, Pagasitikos or the greenery that dominates this beautiful mountain.

See the best accommodation offers in

trenaki Piliou Moutzouris Milies
Next to the engine of the legendary Moutzouris at Mileon station, in beautiful Pelion.

Photos from a train in Pelion (Moutzouris)

The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, at the station in Milies.
The Milies from the route on the lines of Moutzouris
The Milies from the route on the lines of Moutzouris
View from the inside of Moutzouris, a train of Pelion
Inside an old but well-preserved Moutzouris wagon
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
Arrival of Moutzouri, the Pelion train, at Mileon station (Milies)
Arrival of Moutzouri, the Pelion train, at Mileon station (Milies)
Arrival of Moutzouri, the Pelion train, at Mileon station (Milies)
Moutzouris’ engine, the train of Pelion, at Mileon station (Milies)
View from the inside of Moutzouris, a train of Pelion
View from the inside of Moutzouris, a train of Pelion
The De Chirico metal bridge, over the stream of Taxiarchis
The De Chirico metal bridge, over the stream of Taxiarchis
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
Monument to those executed by the Germans on 4 October. 1943
Monument to those executed by the Germans on 4 October. 1943
Walking on the lines of Moutzouris, Pelion, Milies
Walking on the lines of Moutzouris, Pelion, Milies
Milies from the route on the lines of Moutzouris, Pelion train
Milies from the route on the lines of Moutzouris, Pelion train
Inside an old but well-preserved wagon of Moutzouris, a Pelion train
Inside an old and well-preserved wagon of Moutzouris
The lines of Moutzouris, Pelion train
The lines of Moutzouris, Pelion train
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
The train of Pelion, Moutzouris, as it arrives at the station in Milies.
Waiting for Moutzouris, Pelion Train, Milies
Waiting for Moutzouris, Pelion Train, Milies
The station of Moutzouris in Milies
The station of Moutzouris in Milies
The station of Moutzouris in Milies
The station of Moutzouris in Milies
In Milies just before the railway station of Moutzouris
In Milies just before the railway station of Moutzouris
The De Chirico metal bridge a few kilometres before Milies.
The De Chirico metal bridge a few kilometres before Milies.

The two stations of Moutzouris in Pelion

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text/photos: Yannis Tsouratzis

Accommodation in the beautiful Pelion Milies

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