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Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. (Greek: ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε.), is a private railway company in Greece which operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. Hellenic Train employs train crews, operators and manages most of the rail services throughout the Greek railway network, leasing rolling stock owned by GAIAOSE except for ...
The operation of the Greek railway network is split between the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE), which owns and maintains the rail infrastructure; GAIAOSE, which owns the building infrastructure (including stations) and the former OSE rolling stock, Hellenic Train; and other private companies that run the trains on the network.
The line opened on 10 March 1896, as a branch line of the Piraeus, Athens & Peloponnese Railways (SPAP) [6] when the 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauge line was completed in 1895. The line opened under the government of Theodoros Diligiannis [ 7 ] however, work had been authorised by Charilaos Trikoupis government, as part of the grand project ...
OSE Headquarters 1–3 Karolou St., 104 37, Athens. The Hellenic Railways Organisation or OSE (Greek: Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος, romanized: Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados or Greek: Ο.Σ.Ε.) is the Greek national railway company which owns, maintains and operates all railway infrastructure in Greece with the exception of Athens' rapid transit lines.
The existing train station of Patras will get a new function in a new recreational space. [16] The electrification of the Kiato–Aigio section will allow direct services to and from Athens, as passengers must currently change between electric and diesel trains at Kiato. On the south-eastern side, the line will be prolonged up to Lavrio and ...
Line A3 runs between Athens and Chalcis, and Line A4 runs between Piraeus and Kiato. [ 30 ] [ 29 ] The train service between Kiato and Aigio is a local Peloponnese service. [ 31 ] The Athens Suburban Railway operates from 4:30 am to midnight daily, and there are 45 stations in the network.
The railways of Greece. Wilfried F. Sims. ISBN 0-9528881-1-4. Contains brief history, simple line maps and extensive list of rolling stock until 1997. Collin Boocock; David Haydock (August 2002). "The Railways of Greece - The Greek fleet". Today's Railways Europe (80). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd: 24– 25. ISSN 1354-2753. Organ, J ...
In Greece, a line was opened to allow trains from Pythion to Bulgaria to stay on Greek territory and avoid Edirne. In 1954 the CFFH was absorbed by the Hellenic State Railways. [citation needed] 29 April 1954 Alexandroupolis Railway Station was the setting for a formal visit by King Paul and then Prince Constantine. [3]