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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 ...
Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 towards Piraeus, with up to one train per hour; [12] Hellenic Train local service towards Aigio, with six trains per day, from 07:00 to 20:00. [13] Pending the electrification of the Kiato–Aigio section, passengers must change between electric and diesel trains at Kiato.
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.
To join the Lavrio line to its network, SPAP built a connection between Agioi Anargyroi (Kato Liosia) and Iraklio (1931). The Lavrio line was eventually closed in 1957, due to political pressures from the road lobby. [7] The line from Attiki Square to Kifissia operated as a steam locomotive hauled railway with numerous level crossings until 1938.
In 1899, the Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway connection between Georgia and Armenia was established. [2] The Khashuri to Borjomi link was built in 1894, with the 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Borjomi to Bakuriani narrow-gauge line operational from 1902, to serve the higher level skiing community. The Kakheti railway branch line was completed ...
Today, the city is served by direct lines to the rest of Greece via Larissa, and the railway complex houses facilities for train maintenance. Volos is directly linked with Athens once per day, with Thessaloniki twice per day, and with Larissa 15 times a day with services run by Hellenic Train .
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.
In 2003, OSE launched "Proastiakos SA", as a subsidiary to serve the operation of the suburban network in the urban complex of Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger interface. View of the station building in 2018