The Pelion Railway is a narrow-gauge line built in 1903–04 to connect the mountain villages to the port of Volos. The line runs 28 kilometres from Ano Lechonia on the coast up through orchards and dense chestnut forest to the village of Milies, climbing from near sea level to 400 metres via a series of tight curves and bridges over mountain streams. The original steam locomotives were replaced by diesel, but the character of the line — slow, scenic, clinging to vertiginous hillsides — remains entirely intact.
Trains run on weekends and public holidays, with one or two services per day in each direction. The journey takes about 90 minutes each way. Tickets sell out in summer; booking ahead is advisable. The station at Milies is at the end of the line and a short walk from the village square, where there are good tavernas for lunch before the return journey.