Proastiakos
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Proastiakós is the name used for the suburban (commuter rail) services of TrainOSE
TrainOSE
TrainOSE S.A. is a railway company in Greece which currently operates all passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. The company, formerly a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organisation , has been from 2008 an independent state-owned company...
, servicing Greece's
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
three largest cities: Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
and Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
; providing them with modern commuter rail links, towards their suburbs and also towards other cities and towns located around them.
The service, operated by TrainOSE
TrainOSE
TrainOSE S.A. is a railway company in Greece which currently operates all passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. The company, formerly a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organisation , has been from 2008 an independent state-owned company...
uses infrastructure of the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE).
In Athens, the service connects the port of Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
and the Athens Central Railway Station with Athens International Airport, while also providing commuter rail links to Kiato
Kiato
Kiato is a coastal town in Greece that is agricultural-based. The town is located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a sandy area which features lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees. It has a lot of tourist...
, via Corinth
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
. There are plans to extend the "Proastiakos" service to Loutraki
Loutraki
Loutraki is a seaside resort located 84 km W of Athens and 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora. The town is well-known for its vast natural springs and its therapeutic spas.-History:In antiquity a town...
and Xylokastro (west of Athens}, Chalkis and Thiva (north of Athens) and to Rafina
Rafina
Rafina is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 10,701 inhabitants . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.-Geography:Rafina lies east of the Penteli mountains and...
and Lavrio in southeast Attica
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
.
In Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, "Proastiakos" operates two services. The first connects the city's New Railway Station with the city of Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
and the second connects the city with Edessa
Edessa
Edessa may refer to:*Edessa, Greece*Edessa, Mesopotamia, now Şanlıurfa, Turkey*County of Edessa, a crusader state*Osroene, an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire...
.
In July 2010 a new commuter rail service was launched in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, connecting the city with Rio
Rio, Greece
Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
. There are plans to extend this service towards Psathopyrgos
Psathopyrgos
Psathopyrgos is a tourist village located in the municipal unit of Rio in the northern part of Achaea. It is the northernmost community in the Peloponnese. Psathopyrgos is located southeast of Cape Drepano, a trapezoidal cape facing the northwest and is the northernmost point in the Peloponnese...
and Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia is a town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.-Population history :...
.
History
The concept of a regular and frequent suburban and commuter rail services was introduced in Greece in the 1990's. It became possible due to extra capacity becoming available through improvements to the existing lines and the construction of new ones. In the past suburban services ran on very infrequent timetables and were not very popular.The construction of a new rail line between central Athens, its eastern suburbs and the new Athens International Airport was decided in 1992-1993. During the construction of Attiki Odos
Attiki Odos
Attiki Odos is a privately owned toll motorway in Greece. The Proastiakos high-speed suburban rail is set almost entirely in the median of the motorway, along its main section. The motorway's numbers are 6 for the main section, 64 for the Hymettus Beltway and 65 for the Aigaleo Beltway...
motorway in the late 1990s, space was left between the main carriageways for the railway line and after two years of construction, the line to Athens International Airport opened in 2004. The first suburban services between Athens and the Airport were inaugurated using Stadler GTW and Siemens Desiro DMU trains.
On the 27th of September 2005, the new standard gauge rail line reached Corinth
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
, terminating at a new station, located at Examilia
Examilia
Examilia is a town in the municipality of Corinth, Greece. Distance is about 7 km south of Corinth, E of Kechries , W of Loutra Elenis.- History :The town was first attested in 1676 by French archaeologist Jacob Spon as an Albanian village....
. This line today is served by "Proastiakos" suburban services, while initially "Proastiakos" trains stopped at Nea Peramos, Megara, Kinetta and Agioi Theodoroi. On 18 July 2006 three new stations were added: Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos and Magoula. On 4 June 2007 the line was extended from Athens to the port of Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
with 3 intermediate stations at Lefka, Rentis and Rouf. This extension linked the airport with the port of Piraeus. On the 9th of July 2007, Proastiakos services reached the new station at Kiato
Kiato
Kiato is a coastal town in Greece that is agricultural-based. The town is located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a sandy area which features lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees. It has a lot of tourist...
.
TrainOSE also runs "Proastiakos" commuter rail services between the cities of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
and Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
, on the modernised and electrified main line. The service initially operated from Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
to Litochoro
Litochoro
Litochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore...
in 2007 and was extended to Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
in 2008.
In 2009 the brand name "Proastiakos" was also used for a short-lived regional service of four trains in each direction per day, connecting the cities of Xanthi, Komotini and Alexandroupolis in the region of Western Thrace.
Piraeus – Athens International Airport
Currently there is no direct passenger service between Piraeus, Athens and Athens International Airport. Passengers to the Airport travel by a local Stadler GTW-2/6 DMU train to Ano Liosia and change there.Piraeus – Ano Liosia
Passengers from Piraeus and Athens to CorinthCorinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
, Kiato or to Athens International Airport travel by an hourly local diesel service to the Ano Liosia station and change there. Alternatively they can travel by an ISAP
ISAP
I.S.A.P. is the acronym for the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways , the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world, after the Metropolitan Railway, of 1863, now a part of the London Underground...
(metro line 1) train to Nerantziotissa station and change to a Proastiakos train there.
- PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
- Lefka (Proastiakos)
- Rentis
- Rouf
- Athens CentralAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
: Connection with Athens Metro Line 2 - Agioi AnargyroiAgioi AnargyroiAgioi Anargyroi is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece, named for Saints Cosmas and Damian...
- Ano LiosiaAno LiosiaAno Liosia is a suburb and a former municipality in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....
: Connection to Airport and Kiato services.
Athens International Airport - Kiato
- Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
- KoropiKoropiKoropi , is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Kropia. The Hymettus mountain is to the west. It has a metro station via subway station...
- PaianiaPaianiaPaiania is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, locatwed east of Mount Hymettus. Until the late 20th century, the area was known as Liopessi . Half of the municipality and the western part is the rocky landscape of Mount Hymettus...
–KantzaKantzaKantza may refer to:*Kantza, a settlement located east of Paiania in Attica in Greece*An older name of Stefani in the Preveza Prefecture in Greece... - PalliniPalliniPallini , ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas. It is located east of Athens, midway between it and the Petalies Gulf. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica Prefecture...
- PlakentiasDoukissis Plakentias stationDoukissis Plakentias, in Athens, Greece is an Attiko Metro Blue Line Station situated in Agia Paraskevi near Doukissis Plakentias Avenue. Named after the Duchess of Plaisance, a philhellene, who owned much of the land in this part of Athens, it is located near Attiki Odos, and serves as a...
: Connection with Athens Metro Line 3 - Pentelis
- KifissiasKifissias AvenueKifissias Avenue is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area. Its total length is about 20 km, beginning 4 km northeast of downtown Athens and ending by the municipal boundary of Nea Erythraia north of Kifissia...
- NerantziotissaNerantziotissa stationNerantziotissa station is a complex of two train stations located in Maroussi, Greece, a northern suburb of Athens. The first is a station of the Athens Metro and the second is a suburban railway station...
: Connection with ISAPISAPI.S.A.P. is the acronym for the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways , the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world, after the Metropolitan Railway, of 1863, now a part of the London Underground...
(Metro Line 1). - Iraklio
- MetamorfosiMetamorfosiMetamorfosi is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region...
- Acharnai (SKA): Connection with mainline and regional rail service of Greece.
- Ano LiosiaAno LiosiaAno Liosia is a suburb and a former municipality in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....
: Connection with Proastiakos service to Athens Central and Piraeus. - AspropyrgosAspropyrgosAspropyrgos is a suburb of Athens, and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit, Attica, Greece. It is located 20 km NW of the city center of Athens in the Thriasian plain...
- MagoulaMagoula, AtticaMagoula is a town and former community of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elefsina, of which it is a municipal unit....
- Nea PeramosNea PeramosNea Peramos -Geography:Nea Peramos is situated in the eastern portion of the Megaris plain, in the northwestern part of the agglomeration of Athens. Mountains are situated to the north, and the Saronic Gulf to the south. Nea Peramos offers a panorama of the island of Salamis...
- MegaraMegaraMegara is an ancient city in Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King...
- Kinetta
- Agioi TheodoroiAgioi TheodoroiAgioi Theodoroi is a town and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Loutraki-Agioi Theodoroi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is a suburb of Athens, located around 12 km east of Corinth and about 63 km W...
- CorinthCorinthCorinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
: Connection with metre gauge regional rail service to Argos, Tripolis and Nafplion. - KiatoKiatoKiato is a coastal town in Greece that is agricultural-based. The town is located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a sandy area which features lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees. It has a lot of tourist...
: Connection with metre gauge regional rail service to PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
.
Thessaloniki - Larissa
Since August 1st, 2009, there are ten commuter/regional trains in each direction daily, connecting the cities of Larissa and Thessaloniki, in 1 hour and 33 minutes. The Siemens Desiro EMU trains call at the following stations:- ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
New Railway Station - SindosSindosSindos is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is home to the Alexandrio Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zone of the city. The suburb is part of the municipality of Delta.In antiquity, Sindos was noted by Herodotus Sindos (Greek: Σίνδος, Latin: Sindus, South...
- Adendro
- PlatyPlatyPlaty may refer to:* Platy , two related species of fish, both referred to as platies:** Southern platyfish** Variable platyfish* Platy, Imathia, a town in Imathia, Greece* Platy, Lemnos, a village on the island of Lemnos, Greece...
: Connection with the regional rail service of Western Macedonia (Veroia, Amyntaio, Florina and Kozani). - Aeginio
- KorinosKorinosKorino is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Katerini, of which it is a municipal unit. Korinos has approximately 5000 citizens and it's located 5 km northeast of the city of Katerini , the...
- KateriniKateriniKaterini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764...
- LitochoroLitochoroLitochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore...
- LeptokaryaLeptokaryaLeptokarya is a town in Pieria prefecture, Central Macedonia, Greece, former capital of East Olympos municipality, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos. The distance from Katerini is 26 km and it has 4.225 inhabitants, according 2001 cencus. Lies on the coast of Aegean Sea, under the...
- Neoi PoroiNeoi PoroiNeoi Poroi is a coastal village, on the southernmost coast of Pieria, near the traditional village of "Παλαιοί Πόροι", Paleoi Poroi and the vast and scenic wetlands in the northern part of Pinios....
- RapsaniRapsaniRapsani is a town of the former municipal district of Kato Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Tempi in the Larissa peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece....
- Evaggelismos (not yet in use)
- LarissaLarissaLarissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
: Connection with mainline and regional rail service of Greece.
Thessaloniki - Edessa
This line was a former mainline regional service, which up until early 2011, also served the cities of KozaniKozani
Kozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
and Florina
Florina
Florina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...
, as part of the regional rail service of Western Macedonia. Following the suspension of the regional rail services, the operational section of the line between Thessaloniki and Edessa, was classified as a Proastikos service from June 11.
- ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
New Railway Station - SindosSindosSindos is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is home to the Alexandrio Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zone of the city. The suburb is part of the municipality of Delta.In antiquity, Sindos was noted by Herodotus Sindos (Greek: Σίνδος, Latin: Sindus, South...
- Adendro
- Platy: Connection with the regional rail service of Western Macedonia (Veroia, Amyntaio, Florina and Kozani).
- Lianovergi
- AlexandreiaAlexandreiaAlexandreia is a city in the Imathia peripheral unit, Greece.-Municipality:The municipality Alexandreia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:* Alexandreia...
- Loutros
- Kephalochori
- Xekhasmeni
- Kouloura
- Mesi
- Veroia
- NaousaNaousaNaousa is the name of several places in Greece:*Naousa, Imathia, a town in Imathia*Naoussa, Paros, a village on the island Paros, Cyclades...
- Episkopi
- Petria
- SkydraSkydraSkydra is a town and a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia in Greece.-Municipality:The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:...
- EdessaEdessa, GreeceEdessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
Patras - Rio
- Agios Andreas
- PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
(Railway Station), Plateia Trion Simachon - Plateia Kiprion Agoniston
- Mpozaitika
- Kastelokampos
- RioRio, GreeceRio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
- Agios Vasileios
Xanthi-Alexandroupolis
This was actually a regional service of four trains per day in each direction, introduced in September 2009 to increase the density of local passenger services, which up to then were only served by long distance trains. The service was cancelled in February 2010 with the pretext of ongoing engineering work on the section. While the Proastiakos service was active, trains called at the following stations:- XanthiXanthiXanthi ; is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi peripheral unit of the periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace.-History:...
- Polysitos
- Iasmos
- KomotiniKomotiniKomotini is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace and of the Rhodope regional unit. It is also the administrative center of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973...
- Mesti
- Sykorachi
- Kirki
- AlexandroupoliAlexandroupoliAlexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:...
Connections
- PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
: The suburban station is located close to the ISAP terminusPiraeus stationPiraeus station is the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways train station in Piraeus, Greece, located approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens....
. - Athens CentralAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
(Larissa station): connection with Athens Metro line 2Athens MetroThe Athens Metro is an underground rapid transit system serving Athens, the capital city of Greece. It was constructed and owned by Attiko Metro S.A. and operated until 2011 by Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias S.A....
. - NerantziotissaNerantziotissa stationNerantziotissa station is a complex of two train stations located in Maroussi, Greece, a northern suburb of Athens. The first is a station of the Athens Metro and the second is a suburban railway station...
: Connection with ISAPISAPI.S.A.P. is the acronym for the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways , the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world, after the Metropolitan Railway, of 1863, now a part of the London Underground...
(Metro Line 1). - PlakentiasDoukissis Plakentias stationDoukissis Plakentias, in Athens, Greece is an Attiko Metro Blue Line Station situated in Agia Paraskevi near Doukissis Plakentias Avenue. Named after the Duchess of Plaisance, a philhellene, who owned much of the land in this part of Athens, it is located near Attiki Odos, and serves as a...
: connection with Athens Metro line 3Athens MetroThe Athens Metro is an underground rapid transit system serving Athens, the capital city of Greece. It was constructed and owned by Attiko Metro S.A. and operated until 2011 by Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias S.A....
. - Pallini: shared station with Metro line 3.
- Paiania–Kantza: shared station with Metro line 3.
- Koropi: shared station with Metro line 3.
- Airport: shared station with Metro line 3.
The Proastiakos service towards Kiato also connects to the following long distance and regional rail services:
- Acharnai (SKA): passengers can transfer to the mainline and regional rail service of Greece.
- Corinth: passengers can transfer to the metre gauge rail service to Argos, Tripolis and Nafplion.
- Kiato: passengers can transfer to TrainOSE bus services or to the metre gauge rail service to PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
.
The Proastiakos service towards Larissa also connects to the following long distance and regional rail services:
- Platy: passengers can transfer to the regional rail service of Western Macedonia (towards Verroia, Edessa, Amyntaio, Florina and Kozani).
- Larissa: passengers can transfer to the mainline and regional rail service.
Rolling stock
Proastiakos uses rolling stock owned and maintained by OSE S.A. Currently multiple units are used almost exclusively. Siemens DesiroDesiro
The Siemens Desiro is a family of diesel or electric multiple unit passenger trains. The main variants are the Desiro Classic, Desiro ML, Desiro UK and the future Desiro City and Desiro RUS. The trains are mostly used for commuter and regional services, and their rapid acceleration makes them...
5-car electric multiple units (EMU) are used for Ano Liosia-Airport, Airport-Kiato and Thessaloniki-Larisa services, while Stadler GTW-2/6
Stadler GTW
The Stadler GTW, sold by Stadler Rail of Switzerland, is an articulated railcar for local transport. GTW stands for Gelenktriebwagen .-Description:...
and MAN-2000 diesel two-car multiple units (DMU-2) are used for the Piraeus-Ano Liosia and Patras-Rio services. As these DMUs have limited passenger carrying capacity, two or three DMUs are coupled together, when rolling stock availability allows it. Thrace services used single MAN-2000 DMU-2 trains.
Fares
Standard tickets (€1,40), valid on all urban buses and trains, are also valid on Proastiakos trains between Piraeus, SKA, Koropi and Magoula. Higher fares apply for travel to the Airport, between Magoula and Kiato; and between Thessaloniki and Larisa. A one-way ticket from Piraeus or Athens to the Airport costs €8 and a return ticket €14.Tickets must be validated on special ticket validation machines on the platform, before boarding the train. Return tickets must be re-validated before boarding a return train. There are no ticket validation machines on the trains.
Planned routes and stations
Addition of new routes and stations to Proastiakos services depends on the progress of a number of OSE infrastructure projects in Attica. The most important projects are:- Construction of a three or four track line between Rouf and SKA stations.
- Electrification of lines between Piraeus and SKA.
- Installation of signalling on lines between Piraeus and SKA.
- Construction of ten passenger platforms and one "through track" at Athens Central station.
- Construction of new stations at Tavros, Pyrgos Vasilissis, Lykotrypa and Zevgolatio.
As of April 2011, introduction of new and more frequent services is mainly hidered by limited line capacity between Rouf and SKA; and limited availability of diesel rolling stock for the non-electrified line.
Section: Piraeus – S.K.A.
A number of new stations and halts are under construction on this line and they shall be served by Proastiakos trains:- TavrosTavrosTavros , is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Moschato-Tavros, of which it is a municipal unit....
- Athens (Athens Central Railway Station): The station is extended with new platforms to serve future suburban services.
- Agioi AnargyroiAgioi AnargyroiAgioi Anargyroi is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece, named for Saints Cosmas and Damian...
: New four platform station served by mainline and suburban trains, plus a freight siding. The fast line platforms are already operational and are served by Proastiakos and Athens-Chalkis trains. The slow lines are under construction. - Pyrgos Vasilissis: Shall open after the slow lines between Agioi Anargyroi and SKA are operational.
- Lykotrypa: Shall open after the slow lines between Agioi Anargyroi and SKA are operational.
- Acharnai Railway Center (SKA): The station is partly open since 2011-04-05, extensive work is still required to finish the first phase of the complex.
Section: SKA – Athens International Airport / Rafina / Lavrio
Future services to Rafina and Lavrion shall be on new lines, currently under consideration. The line to RafinaRafina
Rafina is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 10,701 inhabitants . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.-Geography:Rafina lies east of the Penteli mountains and...
shall branch off after Plakentias station. The extension to Lavrio shall branch off at Koropi station.
Section: SKA – Corinth / Kiato / Xylokastro / Loutraki
The existing line to Kiato is being extended to Xylokastro, which shall be the final destination of suburban trains. A branch line to Loutraki is under consideration but is delayed due to reactions by the local authority.- ZefyriZefyriZefyri is a suburb and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is a municipal unit....
: A new station planned to serve a future sports center, if built in the area. - Zevgolatio: new station between Corinth and Kiato is finished and shall open soon.
- XylokastroXylokastroXylokastro is a town and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 40 km W of Corinth via Greek National Road 8A/E65...
: Extension to Xylokastro is under construction.
- Loutraki branch (under consideration):
- IsthmosIsthmus of CorinthThe Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The word "isthmus" comes from the Ancient Greek word for "neck" and refers to the narrowness of the land. The Isthmus was known in the ancient...
- LoutrakiLoutrakiLoutraki is a seaside resort located 84 km W of Athens and 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora. The town is well-known for its vast natural springs and its therapeutic spas.-History:In antiquity a town...
- Isthmos