Proastiakos Athens

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Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos)
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An OSE class 460 train in the median strip of Attiki Odos, bound for Athens Airport.
Overview
Area servedAttica, parts of Central Greece and the Peloponnese
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines5
Number of stations53
Websitetrainose.gr
Operation
Began operation30 July 2004 (2004-07-30) (Line 1)
27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) (Line 2)
30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) (Line 3 and Line 4)
22 June 2020 (2020-06-22) (Line 5)
Operator(s)TrainOSE
Number of vehicles20 OSE class 460 EMUs
Technical
System length292.65 km (181.84 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Top speed180 km/h (110 mph)

The Athens Suburban Railway, also known as Proastiakos Athens (Greek: Προαστιακός Αθήνας, romanizedProastiakós Athínas), is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond Attica, including Corinthia, Boeotia, Euboea and Achaea.[2]

The first Proastiakos line, linking central Athens with Athens International Airport, was inaugurated two weeks before the 2004 Olympic Games. Over the years, the network has been successively expanded to Corinth (2005), Piraeus (2007), Kiato (2007), Chalcis (2009) and Aigio (2020).[3]

History[]

"Proastiakos SA" was founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of OSE to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. The first line, linking central Athens with Athens International Airport, was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, two weeks before the 2004 Olympic Games. This first section was not electrified and operated DMU'S every half hour.[4] In January 2005 the test routes to Corinth started and the line was delivered to the public on 27 September that same year.[5] Also in 2005 Proastiakos was absorbed by the company TRAINOSE SA., which was now responsible for providing all rail passenger and commercial transport. In 2007, with the completion of the works of the Airport-Patras line to Kiato, Proastiakos expanded services on what is now [6] while in 2009 services where expanded to Chalkida forming .[7] TrainOSE has been operating since 2008 as a company independent of OSE, still using the Proastiakos emblem. In 2009, with the Greek debt crisis unfolding OSE's Management was forced to reduce services across the network. Timetables were cutback, and routes closed as the government-run entity attempted to reduce overheads. Services from Athens Airport & Athens were cut back, with some ticket offices closing, reducing the reliability of services, and passenger numbers.

However, from 2010, the electrification works of the lines with 25 kV AC, 50 Hz began to be completed, allowing the use of the Siemens Desiro 460 trains. The electrification projects were completed in the SKA department. - Kiato in 2010,[8][9] on the Oinoi–Chalcis line in 2013,[10] in the sections SKA-Oinoi and Treis Gefyres – SKA in 2015,[11] and finally in the section Three Bridges – Piraeus in 2018.[12] In fact, the advent of electrification in SS. Athenson July 30, 2017 led to the modification of the lines of the Suburban Railway to have as a starting point the central station of the capital.[13] In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[14] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. On 1 February 2018, the electrification of the Piraeus-Athens Central station section of the network was completed. Proastiakos was extended to Aigio in 2020.[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, TrainOSE provide free antiseptic gel to the passenger public in order to disinfect those who use the commuter train.[15]

Lines and services[]

The Proastiakos network of Athens consists of five routes: PiraeusAirport via Athens, Piraeus–Kiato via Athens, Athens–Chalcis via Oinoi, Ano Liosia–Airport via Koropi, and Aigio–Athens/Airport via Kiato.[16] Trains run from 4:30 am to midnight daily, and there are 53 stations in total.[16]

On 18 January 2012 services were "temporary" suspended on routes from Piraeus - Ano Liossia.[17] According to a TrainOSE spokesperson, the interruption is due to technical problems, however no information on the progress of any work was given,[17] services where rerouted via SKA.

Main services[]

The following table lists the routes and the stations for the Proastiakos network of Athens:[16]

Proastiakos routes
Route Route Stations Length (km) Duration
Line 1 PiraeusAthensAirport[2] 19 48.2 1 hour 3 minutes
Line 2 PiraeusAthensKiato[2] 20 123.23[1] 1 hour 38 minutes
Line 3 AthensOinoiChalcis[2] 19 82.8[1] 1 hour 19 minutes
Line 4 Ano LiosiaKoropiAirport[2] 12 33.18[1] 34 minutes
Line 5 AigioKiatoAthens/Airport[2] 21 200.3[1] (Aigio–Airport) 2 hour 32 minutes

List of Stations[]

Terminal station
* Metro/OSE response station
*† Terminal with Metro/OSE response

The suburban railway connects with other rail services at the following stations:

# Station Lines Services Connections Regional unit
1 Acharnes Athens–Chalcis East Attica
2 SKA * Ano Liosia–Airport
Athens–Chalcis
OSE-Logo.svg East Attica
3 Afidnes Athens–Chalcis East Attica
4 Agioi Anargyroi Athens–Thessaloniki West Athens
5 Agios Georgios Athens–Chalcis Boeotia
6 Agios Stefanos Athens–Chalcis East Attica
7 Agioi Theodoroi Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Airport
Corinthia
8 Agios Thomas Athens–Chalcis Boeotia
9 Aigio Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
OSE-Logo.svg Bus[18] Achaea
10 Airport * Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Aigio–Airport
Athens Metro Line 3.svg East Attica
11 Akrata Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
Achaea
12 Ano Liosia Piraeus–Kiato
Ano Liosia–Airport
Aigio–Airport
West Attica
13 Aspropyrgos Piraeus–Kiato West Attica
14 Athens *† Athens–Thessaloniki OSE-Logo.svg Athens Metro Line 2.svg Central Athens
15 Avlida Athens–Chalcis Euboea
16 Avlona Athens–Chalcis East Attica
17 Chalcis Athens–Chalcis Euboea
18 Corinth Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Corinthia
19 Dekeleia Athens–Chalcis East Attica
20 Diakopto * Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
OSE-Logo.svg Achaea
21 Dilesi Athens–Chalcis Boeotia
22 Doukissis Plakentias * Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Aigio–Airport
Athens Metro Line 3.svg North Athens
23 Eliki Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
Achaea
24 Irakleio Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
North Athens
25 Kalochori-Panteichi Athens–Chalcis Boeotia
26 Kato Acharnes Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
West Athens
27 Kiato * Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
OSE-Logo.svg Bus[18] Corinthia
28 Kifisias Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Aigio–Airport
North Athens
29 Kinetta Piraeus–Kiato West Attica
30 Koropi * Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Athens Metro Line 3.svg East Attica
31 Lefka Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
Piraeus
32 Lygia Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
Achaea
33 Lykoporia Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
Achaea
34 Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
West Attica
35 Megara Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
West Attica
36 Metamorfosi Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
North Athens
37 Nea Peramos Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
West Attica
38 Nerantziotissa * Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Aigio–Airport
Athens Metro Line 1.svg North Athens
39 Oinofyta Athens–Chalcis Boeotia
40 Oinoi * Ano Liosia–Airport OSE-Logo.svg Boeotia
41 Paiania–Kantza * Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Athens Metro Line 3.svg East Attica
42 Pallini * Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
Athens Metro Line 3.svg East Attica
43 Pentelis Piraeus–Airport
Ano Liosia–Airport
North Athens
44 Piraeus * Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
Athens Metro Line 1.svg Athens Metro Line 3.svg Piraeus
45 Platanos Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
Achaea
46 Pyrgos Vasilissis Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
West Athens
47 Rentis Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
Piraeus
48 Rouf Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
Central Athens
49 Sfendali Athens–Chalcis East Attica
50 Tavros Piraeus–Airport
Piraeus–Kiato
South Athens
51 Xylokastro Aigio–Airport
Aigio–Athens
Aigio–Kiato
Corinthia
52 Zefyri Piraeus–Kiato West Athens
53 Zevgolatio Piraeus–Kiato
Aigio–Athens
Corinthia

Tickets and Scheduling[]

Athens Proastiakos map c.2012, in English and Greek

The suburban train, in the sections - and Piraeus-Dhekelia are part of the urban zone of OASA, therefore the single ticket that is used and combined with all means of transport in Athens is valid.[19] Outside the urban area, a different ticket is valid, which is priced in stages and issued by TrainOSE.

Photography on the network[]

The photography in the publicly accessible areas of both OSE and Proastiakos (defined as passenger space on trains and at stations) is permitted, as the right of photographers to photograph within the Suburban Railway is covered by the Constitution. The issue was mediated by the Ombudsman between 2004 and 2008 on the occasion of the attempt to temporarily ban photography during the Olympic Games. The court ruled that "the requirement of a 'photography permit' is tantamount to a ban" and that "there is no legal authority to impose restrictions on the right to photograph spaces and slides by definition accessible to the public".[20]

Future expansion[]

New stations[]

New services[]

  • Larissa Station-Agios Dionysios via Piraeus connection with Cretan ships, (with the final destination being Thessaloniki)
  • Reopening the suburban double line from SKA to Ano Liosia, MAK, Neoktista,[23] Aspropyrgos Refineries, Old Aspropyrgos Station, and Elefsina, with the service of Hellenic Petroleum.[24] The Elefsina line is planned to continue to Loutropyrgos and the old Megaron railway with a single regular line.[25]
  • Reopening from Agios Apostolos to Isthmus.

Lavrio branch line[]

A nine-station, 32 km extension of the Proastiakos network from Koropi to Lavrio was announced in 2016, potentially connecting 300,000 more people to the rail network at a cost of €160 million.[26][27] The project involves the construction of two new stations at Markopoulo and Lavrio Port, and five intermediate stops at Kalyvia, Keratea, Daskaleio, Thorikos and Kyprianos.[26][28] The Athens-Lavrio distance will be 55 minutes and Koropi-Lavrio 28 minutes with the completion of the extension.

Loutraki line reopening[]

In February 2019, OSE accepted a bid for the €12 million project to convert the former metre-gauge line between Isthmos and Loutraki to standard gauge, connect it to the Athens Airport–Patras railway and reopen it to passenger traffic by November 2021.[29] Mytilineos–Xanthakis was selected as the contractor of the project. Due to an appeal by a rival bidder, the signing of the contract was delayed until 12 June 2019.[30] The project consists of the electrification of the Isthmos–Loutraki line and building two new stops, one at Casino and the other in Loutraki.[31]

Rafina branch[]

A €40 million branch line from Doukissis Plakentias station to the town of Rafina has also been proposed.[32] with an extension to the Airport via Artemida and Rafina.[33]

See also[]

References[]

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