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These run twice daily (2019 service). The journey time is 7–8 hours, which is more than twice than by road since the completion of the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos) Due to the overdue necessary maintenance, the line has been partially closed for passenger routes, with the Drama-Xanthi section operating with OSE buses and commercial trains only.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 ...
Thriasion - Thiva Line: This line further will cut journey times by 30 minutes and supplement the existing Athens to Thiva Line, providing an alternative route for passenger and freight trains as well as relieving what is expected to become a major bottleneck on the Greek Rail Network. Acharnes Bypass