 | 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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| Native name | Προαστιακός Αθήνας | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area served | Attica, part of Central Greece and Corinthia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit type | Commuter rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | hellenictrain.gr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began operation | 30 July 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Hellenic Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System length | 227.82 km (141.56 mi)[2]: 2, 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Athens Suburban Railway (Greek: Προαστιακός Αθήνας, romanized: Proastiakós Athínas), officially the Athens Suburban and Regional Railway,[3] 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.[4]
The first section of the Suburban Railway, linking the main Athens railway station with the Athens International Airport, opened on 30 July 2004 – two weeks before the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Greek capital.[1] From 2005 to 2018, the network was gradually electrified and expanded to serve Piraeus to the south, Corinth and Kiato to the west, and Chalcis to the north. The Athens Suburban Railway is currently operated by Hellenic Train (formerly TrainOSE).
- ^ a b Chatziioannidou, Efis (31 July 2004). "And the commuter rail gets on track". Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens: Kathimerini Publishing. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Network Statement: Annexes" (PDF). OSE. Athens. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Athens Suburban and Regional Railway". Hellenic Train. Athens. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Προαστιακές Γραμμές Αθήνας" [Athens Suburban Lines] (in Greek).