Athens Suburban Railway
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The Athens Suburban Railway,[2] (Greek: Προαστιακός Αθήνας, romanized: Proastiakós Athínas) is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens and its metropolitan area with other places in Attica, Boeotia, Corinthia and the city of Chalcis in Euboea.[3]
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: According to this source, the Kiato–Aigio section is actually part of the Peloponnese regional network instead of the Athens Suburban Railway. (November 2023) |
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Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owner | OSE (Lines), Gaiose (Buildings and Trains) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area served | Attica, parts of Central Greece and the Peloponnese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit type | Commuter rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of lines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of stations | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Began operation | 30 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vehicles | 20 OSE class 460 EMUs 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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System length | 298.20 km (185.29 mi)[1]: 2, 8–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The first Suburban line, linking central Athens with the 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), and Chalcis (2009).