The Greek railway company SPAP was founded in 1882 and operated a 1M gauge railway line which connected Athens to the Peloponnese. The line to Corinth was completed in 1885 and a branch line connecting Corinth to Argos and Nafplio opened in 1886. A few years later SPAP acquired the line between Myloi and Kalamata from a rival company which went bankrupt.
Eventually the Peloponnese network connected many important towns such as Corinth, Argos, Nafplion, Tripoli, Megalopolis, Patras, Kalamata, Kyparissia and Pyrgos. Myloi station was an important hub in this network. The company was nationalized in 1954 and in 1962 became part of Hellenic State Railways.
In 2011 the economic crisis in Greece led to the suspension of all passenger and freight services on the metre gauge railway system in the Peloponnese. So today Myloi station lies abandoned and is haunted by the rusting remains of several trains which lie on the nearby shunting tracks including some steam locomotives.
A few years ago the idea was raised of creating a railway museum at Myloi station but due to lack of funds it is unlikely to go ahead any time soon.
This is an easy cache with parking close by. There are good restaurants in Myloi and along the coast road between Myloi and Nafplion.