Abstract. The low temperature phases of Na 2 Ti 3 Cl 8 and their phase transitions were investigated by powder neutron diffraction, heat capacity, and magnetic susceptibility measurements between 1.6 K and room temperature. Aside from the previously known high temperature α-phase (R3m) and low temperature γ-phase (R3m), a new intermediate temperature β-phase was detected. It has a k = (1/4,1/4,0) superstructure and its molar volume and χT product are half way between the α-and γ-phases. The β-phase is observed between 210 K and 190 K on cooling in powder samples. Its formation is kinetically hindered in