Proastiakos
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Proastiakós (Greek: Προαστιακός, meaning "Suburban") is the name used by the suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. It currently connects Larissa station (Athens Central Railway Station) with Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and Corinth. There are plans to extend the Proastiakos to Loutraki and Kiato westwards, Thiva and Chalkida northwards, Rafina and Lavrio eastwards and Piraeus southwards. This new rail system is operated by OSE (Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládos – Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος), the state railway organization.
The suburban railway connects with the rest (urban) railway network of Athens in the following stations:
- Athens (Larissa station): connection with the metro (line 2)
- Nerantziotissa: connection with the metro (line 1)
- Plakentias: connection with the metro (line 3)
- Paiania–Kantza: shared station with the metro (line 3)
- Koropi: shared station with the metro (line 3)
- Airport: shared station with the metro (line 3)
[edit] History
The route of the line was first marked out in 1994. In 1997, bridges were constructed. During the construction of the route 6 of the Attiki Odos in the late 1990s, space was left between the main carriageways for the Proastiakos line. After two years of construction, the Proastiakos stretch to Eleftherios Venizelos opened in 2004.
On 27 September 2005, the Proastiakos reached the city of Corinth. Apart from the new Proastiakos station in Corinth, four new stations became fully operational on the same day, namely: Nea Peramos, Megara, Kinetta and Agioi Theodoroi. From December 2005 almost all the passenger trains of OSE to Peloponnese (Patras, Kalamata etc.) depart from the new Corith station (where passengers change to or from the suburban railway).
On 18 July 2006, 3 new stations were inaugurated: Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos and Magoula.
The new double track railway line between Athens and Patras is expected to be ready by 2010.
[edit] Current routes
- Route map: http://proastiakos.gr/en/routemaps.asp?m=3
[edit] Athens – Athens International Airport
- Athens (Larissa station)
- Iraklio
- Nerantziotissa
- Kifissias
- Plakentias
- Pallini
- Paiania–Kantza
- Koropi
- Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
[edit] Athens – Corinth
- Athens (Larissa station)
- Iraklio
- Nerantziotissa
- Kifissias (direction change)
- Neratziotissa
- Iraklio
- Ano Liosia
- Aspropyrgos
- Magoula
- Nea Peramos
- Megara
- Kinetta
- Agioi Theodoroi
- Corinth
[edit] Corinth – Athens International Airport
- Corinth
- Agioi Theodoroi
- Kinetta
- Megara
- Nea Peramos
- Magoula
- Aspropyrgos
- Ano Liosia
- Iraklio
- Nerantziotissa
- Kifissias
- Plakentias
- Pallini
- Paiania–Kantza
- Koropi
- Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
[edit] Planned lines and stations (Future projects)
[edit] Segment: Piraeus – S.K.A. (planned improvement of the existing line)
- Piraeus (under construction – end of 2006)
- Lefka (Proastiakos) (planned)
- Rentis (planned)
- Tavros (planned)
- Votanikos (planned)
- Athens (Athens Central Railway Station)
- Thymarakia (planned)
- Agioi Anargyroi (planned)
- Pyrgos Vasilissis (planned)
- Lykotrypa (planned)
- SKA (under construction)
[edit] Segment: SKA – Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" / Rafina / Lavrio (new line)
- SKA (under construction)
- Metamorfosi (under construction – end of 2006)
- Iraklio
- Nerantziotissa
- Kifissias (ex "Paradeisos")
- Pentelis (ex "Vrilissia") (under construction – end of 2006)
- Plakentias
- Junction to Rafina (under consideration)
- Pallini
- Paiania–Kantza
- Koropi
- Junction to Lavrio (under consideration)
- Athens International Airport
[edit] Segment: SKA – Corinth / Kiato / Loutraki (new line)
- SKA (under construction)
- Zefyri (under construction)
- Ano Liosia
- Aspropyrgos
- Magoula
- Nea Peramos
- Megara
- Kinetta
- Agioi Theodoroi
- [a] Junction to Loutraki (under construction)
- Corinth
- Kiato (under construction – early 2007)
[a]:
[edit] Segment: SKA – Halkida / Thiva (planned improvement of the existing line)
- SKA
- Acharnes
- Dekeleia
- Agios Stefanos
- Afidnes
- Sfendali
- Avlon
- Agios Thomas
- Oinofyta
- Oinoi
- [b] Junction to Thiva (planned improvement of the existing line)
- Kalohori–Panteihi
- Avlis
- Steno
- Halkida
[b]:
