Athens Airport–Patras railway
Athens Airport–Patras railway | ||
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Overview | ||
Status | Operational | |
Owner | OSE | |
Locale | Attica Peloponnese Western Greece | |
Termini | Athens Airport 37°56′13″N 23°56′41″E / 37.9369°N 23.9448°ECoordinates: 37°56′13″N 23°56′41″E / 37.9369°N 23.9448°E Aigio 38°14′24″N 22°06′13″E / 38.2400°N 22.1035°E | |
Stations | 32 | |
Service | ||
Type | High-speed rail/Commuter rail | |
Operator(s) | TrainOSE | |
History | ||
Opened | 2004 (Athens Airport–SKA) 2005 (SKA–Corinth) 2007 (Corinth–Kiato) 2020 (Kiato–Aigio) | |
Technical | ||
Line length | 205.85 km (127.91 mi)[1] (almost 235 km (146 mi) up to Patras) | |
Number of tracks | Double track | |
Character | Primary | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (between Athens Airport and Kiato)[1] | |
Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) (average) 200 km/h (124 mph) (maximum) | |
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The railway from Athens Airport to Patras is a double-track, standard-gauge railway line in Greece that, when completed, will connect Athens International Airport with Patras, the country's third-largest city. One of the largest railway projects of the last 30 years in Greece, its completion is of major significance for the infrastructure of the entire region of the northern Peloponnese. As of 2020, the line is completed until the city of Aigio.[1] A 5.16 km underground section is planned for the final section from "Panagiotis Kanellopoulos" Street to Agios Andreas in Patras.[4][5] For most of the section between Athens Airport in East Attica and Mandra in West Attica, the line runs along the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway.
Course[]
Main parts of the line (2020) | line length (km) | Number of stations | Stations names[1] | Electrification (as of 2020)[1] |
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Athens Airport–Acharnes Railway Center | 30 | 11 | Athens Airport, Koropi, Paiania-Kantza, Pallini, Doukissis Plakentias, Pentelis, Kifisias, Nerantziotissa, Irakleio, Metamorfosi, Acharnes Railway Center | yes |
Acharnes Railway Center–Kiato[6] | 105 | 11 | Zefyri, Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos, Magoula, Nea Peramos, Megara, Kineta, Agioi Theodoroi, Corinth, Zevgolatio, Kiato | yes |
Kiato–Aigio | 71 | 10 | Diminio, Xylokastro, Lykoporia, Lygia, Akrata, Platanos, Diakopto, Eliki, Aigio | 2022 |
Aigio–Psathopyrgos | 21.5 | 5 | Rododafni, Selianitika, Kamares, Psathopyrgos | 2025 (rails, stations, signaling and electrification) |
Psathopyrgos–Rio | 10.5 | 5 | Arachovitika, Agios Vasileios, Aktaion, Rio | 4 February 2022 (infrastucture), 2025 (rails, stations, signaling and electrification)[7] |
Rio–Patras New Port | 8.5[8][4] (5.16 underground)[9] | 9 | Kastelokampos, Bozaitika, P.Kanellopoulos str., Agia, Panachaiki, Agios Dionysios, Patras, Agios Andreas, Patras New Port (Stations 3-8: underground) | under tendering procedure: Summer 2021, opening between 2023-2024-2025 |
Main stations[]
The main stations on the Athens Airport–Patras railway are:
- Athens Airport Station
- Acharnes Railway Center (Interchange with the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway)
- Ano Liosia railway station
- Megara railway station
- Corinth railway station
- Kiato railway station
- Aigio railway station
Services[]
As of June 2020, the Athens Airport–Patras railway is used by the following passenger services, all part of the Proastiakos network:[10]
- Line 1:[11][12] Piraeus–Athens–Airport (also uses the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway)
- Line 2:[13] Piraeus–Athens–Kiato (also uses the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway)
- Line 4:[11][12] Ano Liosia–Koropi–Airport
- Line 5:[14] Aigio–Kiato–Athens/Airport
Future[]
As part of the P.A.Th.E./P. project, the line is being extended to Patras. The remaining part from Rio to Patras will be partly underground with a terminus in the new harbour. The existing trainstation of Patras will get a new function in a new recreational space. [15] The electrification of the Kiato–Aigio section will allow direct services to and from Athens, as passengers must currently change between electric and diesel trains at Kiato.
Gallery[]
Athens Airport Station (2015)
View from Pallini station (2008)
Ano Liosia railway station (2013)
Kiato railway station (2011)
Aigio railway station (2019)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Network Statement Validity: 2020 ANNEXES". Athens: OSE. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
- ^ "TrainOSE - 2013 Proastiakos Athens schedule" (PDF).
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tender to make Patras-Rio railway underground in January". New Greek TV. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Rio - New Port of Patras". ErgOSE. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Kiato-Athens railway center railway line project, ERGOSE official website
- ^ Τα νέα μεγάλα έργα που θα φέρουν το τρένο από το Αίγιο στην Πάτρα
- ^ Peloponnese Newspaper of Patras 6/7/2020
- ^ Σημεία της ομιλίας του Υπουργού Υποδομών και Μεταφορών κ. Κώστα Καραμανλή στο 8ο Περιφερειακό Αναπτυξιακό Συνέδριο στην Πάτρα
- ^ "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Itineraries Piraeus - Athens- Airport" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Itineraries Airport - Athens - Piraeus" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Itineraries Piraeus - Kiato - Piraeus" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Itineraries Aigio-Airport-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Παρουσιάστηκε το σχέδιο για την είσοδο του τρένου στην Πάτρα (video): 9 σταθμοί, υπογειοποίηση 5,16 χλμ, κόστος 514 εκατ. ευρώ". Metaforespress. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links[]
- Railway lines in Greece
- Standard gauge railways in Greece
- Railway lines opened in 2005
- Railway lines in highway medians