Athens_Airport–Patras_railway

Athens Airport–Patras railway

Athens Airport–Patras railway

Railway line in Greece

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 5.2 km underground section is planned for the final section from Kastellokampos 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.

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Main stations

The main stations on the Athens Airport–Patras railway are:

Services

As of June 2020, the Athens Airport–Patras railway is used by the following passenger services, all part of the Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) network:[11]

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 train station of Patras will get a new function in a new recreational space.[16] 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. On the south-eastern side, the line will be prolonged up to Lavrio and Rafina. A tender note has been published by ERGOSE SA, with Jan 14th 2022 deadline.

References

  1. [1]
    "Network Statement Validity: 2020 ANNEXES". Athens: OSE. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. [3]
    "TrainOSE - 2013 Athens Suburban Railway schedule" (PDF).
  4. [4]
    "Tender to make Patras-Rio railway underground in January". New Greek TV. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Rio - New Port of Patras". ErgOSE. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. [6]
    Kiato-Athens railway center railway line project, ERGOSE official website
  7. [7]
    Τα νέα μεγάλα έργα που θα φέρουν το τρένο από το Αίγιο στην Πάτρα
  8. [8]
    Peloponnese Newspaper of Patras 6/7/2020
  9. [9]
    Σημεία της ομιλίας του Υπουργού Υποδομών και Μεταφορών κ. Κώστα Καραμανλή στο 8ο Περιφερειακό Αναπτυξιακό Συνέδριο στην Πάτρα
  10. [10]
    Newspaper Peloponnisos 23/1/2024 page 1 "Πάει για το 2029 το υπόγειο τραίνο"
  11. [11]
    "Athens Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Itineraries Piraeus - Athens- Airport" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Itineraries Airport - Athens - Piraeus" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Itineraries Piraeus - Kiato - Piraeus" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Itineraries Aigio-Airport-Athens-Piraeus" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  16. [16]
    "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.
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