PROASTIAKOS

'Proastiakós' (Greek: Προαστιακός, meaning "Suburban") is the name used by the suburban railway network of Athens, Greece. It currently connects Larissa station (Athens Central Railway Station) with Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and Kiato (via Corinth). There are plans to extend the Proastiakos to Loutraki and Patra westwards, Thiva and Chalkida northwards, Rafina and Lavrio eastwards and Piraeus southwards. This new rail system is operated by OSE (Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládos – Hellenic Railways Organisation), the state railway organization.
The suburban railway connects with the rest (urban) railway network of Athens in the following stations:

★ Piraeus: connection with the metro (line 1)

★ Athens (Larissa station): connection with the metro (line 2)

★ Nerantziotissa: connection with the metro (line 1)

★ Plakentias: connection with the metro (line 3)

★ Pallini: shared station 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)

Contents

History

Current routes

Piraeus – Athens International Airport

Piraeus – Kiato

Kiato – Athens International Airport

Planned lines and stations (Future projects)

Section: Piraeus – S.K.A. (planned improvement of the existing line)

Section: SKA – Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" / Rafina / Lavrio (new lines)

Section: SKA – Corinth / Kiato / Xylokastro / Loutraki (new line)

Section: SKA – Halkida / Thiva (planned improvement of the existing lines)

External links

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 Corinth (the station is near southern Corinthian suburb of Examilia). 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 Peloponesian terminus (where passengers change to or from the suburban railway).
On 18 July 2006, 3 new stations were inaugurated: Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos and Magoula. On 4 June 2007 the line was extended from Athens to the port of Piraeus with 3 intermediate stations at Lefka, Rentis and Rouf. This gives a direct rail link between the airport and the port of Athens, where most ferry services to the Greek Islands depart from. On 9 July 2007, the Proastiakos is now accessable from Kiato, Corinthia.
The new double track railway line between Athens and Patras is expected to be ready by 2010.

Current routes

★ Route map and diagram: [1] [2]

Piraeus – Athens International Airport

★ Piraeus

★ Lefka (Proastiakos)

★ Rentis

★ Rouf

★ Athens (Larissis station)

★ Iraklio

★ Nerantziotissa

★ Kifissias

★ Pentelis

★ Plakentias

★ Pallini

★ Paiania–Kantza

★ Koropi

★ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Piraeus – Kiato

★ Piraeus

★ Lefka (Proastiakos)

★ Rentis

★ Rouf

★ Athens (Larissa station)

★ Iraklio

★ Nerantziotissa

★ Kifissias (direction change)

★ Nerantziotissa

★ Iraklio

★ Ano Liosia

★ Aspropyrgos

★ Magoula

★ Nea Peramos

★ Megara

★ Kinetta

★ Agioi Theodoroi

★ Corinth

★ Kiato (Source)

Kiato – Athens International Airport

★ Kiato (Source)

★ Corinth

★ Agioi Theodoroi

★ Kinetta

★ Megara

★ Nea Peramos

★ Magoula

★ Aspropyrgos

★ Ano Liosia

★ Iraklio

★ Nerantziotissa

★ Kifissias

★ Pentelis

★ Plakentias

★ Pallini

★ Paiania–Kantza

★ Koropi

★ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Planned lines and stations (Future projects)

Section: Piraeus – S.K.A. (planned improvement of the existing line)

★ Tavros (under construction – 2007)

★ Votanikos (planned)

★ Athens (Athens Central Railway Station)

★ Thymarakia (planned)

★ Agioi Anargyroi (planned)

★ Pyrgos Vasilissis (planned)

★ Lykotrypa (planned)

★ SKA (under construction - late 2007)

Section: SKA – Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" / Rafina / Lavrio (new lines)

★ SKA (under construction - late 2007)

★ Metamorfosi (under construction – 2007)

★ Iraklio

★ Nerantziotissa

★ Kifissias (ex "Paradeisos")

★ Pentelis (ex "Vrilissia")

★ Plakentias

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★ Junction to Rafina (under consideration)

★ Pallini

★ Paiania–Kantza (ex "Kantza")

★ Koropi

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★ [a] Junction to Lavrio (under planning)

★ Athens International Airport

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★ [a] Lavrio junction:

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★ Markopoulo (2012)

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★ Kalyvia (2012)

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★ Kouvaras (2012)

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★ Keratea (2012)

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★ Daskalio (2012)

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★ Thoriko (2012)

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★ Lavrio town (2012)

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★ Lavrio Harbour (2012)

Section: SKA – Corinth / Kiato / Xylokastro / Loutraki (new line)

★ SKA (under construction)

★ Zefyri (under consideration)

★ Ano Liosia

★ Aspropyrgos

★ Magoula

★ Nea Peramos

★ Megara

★ Kinetta

★ Agioi Theodoroi

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★ [b] Junction to Loutraki (see below)

★ Corinth

★ Kiato (Opened on 9 July 2007)

★ Xylokastro (under construction – opening late 2009) Source

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★ [b] Loutraki junction:

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★ Isthmos (under construction)

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★ Loutraki (under construction)

Section: SKA – Halkida / Thiva (planned improvement of the existing lines)

★ SKA

★ Acharnes

★ Dekeleia

★ Agios Stefanos

★ Afidnes

★ Sfendali

★ Avlon

★ Agios Thomas

★ Oinofyta

★ Oinoi

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★ [c] Junction to Thiva

★ Kalohori–Panteihi

★ Avlis

★ Steno

★ Halkida

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★ [c] Thiva junction:

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★ Tanagra

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★ Elaion

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★ Ypaton

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★ Thiva

External links

★ Proastiakos S.A.

★ Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)

★ Athens Urban Transport Organisation (OASA)

★ ERGOSE S.A.

★ Hellenic Ministry of Transportation and Communications

★ High-speed suburban railway reaches Kiato (Kathimerini Newspaper)