Hellenic Electric Railways

Hellenic Electric Railways
Native name
Ελληνικοί Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι
Ellinikoi Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi
Company typePrivately owned company
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorSAP
Founded14 April 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-14)
SuccessorISAP
Headquarters,
Area served
Greater Athens
ProductsRail transport
OwnerPower and Traction Financial Ltd

The Hellenic Electric Railways (Greek: Ελληνικοί Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι, romanizedEllinikoi Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi, ΕΗΣ) was a private owned company member of British company "Power and Traction Company Ltd" which operated and extended the present Line 1 of the Athens Metro, from 14 April 1926 to 31 December 1975.

The company was nationalised and replaced by the Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways, on 1 January 1976:[1] that company was later absorbed by STASY on 17 June 2011.[2]

  1. ^ "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΙ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΟΙ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΙ (ΕΗΣ)". www.greekrailtickets.gr. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Law 3920/2011: Consolidation, restructuring and urban development of transport of the Attica Region, and connected purposes". Government Gazette. Α (in Greek). 2011 (33). Athens: National Printing House: 1265–1276. 3 March 2011.