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Line A2 (Athens Suburban Railway)

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Άνω Λιόσια/Αεροδρόμιο
A OSE class 460 train awaiting departure at Athens Airport.
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperating
LocaleGreece (Attica)
First service30 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-30)
Current operator(s)Hellenic Train
Former operator(s)TrainOSE
Websitewww.hellenictrain.gr
Route
TerminiAno Liosia 38°04′15″N 23°42′36″E / 38.0708°N 23.7099°E / 38.0708; 23.7099
Athens Airport 37°56′13″N 23°56′41″E / 37.936890°N 23.944700°E / 37.936890; 23.944700
Stops12
Distance travelled33.18 km (20.62 mi)
Average journey time34 minutes
Service frequency22 per-day
Line(s) usedPiraeus–Platy Athens Airport–Patras
On-board services
Class(es)Standard class only
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • table bay
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilities
  • Large windows in all carriages
  • open-air carriage in middle of train
Baggage facilities
  • Overhead racks
  • baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (average)
200 km/h (124 mph) (highest)
Track owner(s)OSE (Lines), GAIOSE (Buildings)[1]

Line A2 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train. The service connects Ano Liosia railway station with the Airport. The line shares a part of its course with lines A1 and A4 as well as Metro Line 3, but also with line A3 at Acharnes Railway Center. The first Suburban line was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, using 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs between Larissa Station (Now Athens) and the Airport, and although it is shown as a separate roat on maps, it currently operates as a feeder line to Line A1. The line now exclusively uses OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.

History

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Line A2 is a remnant of a standard gauge suburban railway service that ran between Athens Airport and Kiato. The first section of the service between the Airport and Corinth, using Class 560 diesel multiple units, opened on 27 September 2005:[2] the western extension to Kiato followed on 9 July 2007.[3]

Direct train services between Ano Liosia (the current western terminus of Line A2) and the Airport began on 18 July 2006, with the opening of Ano Liosia station on the Airport–Patras railway.[4] Due to electrification works, the Airport–Kiato service was split from 6 July 2008 to 12 December 2010, after which the entire service was served by electric trains using Class 460 electric multiple units.[5][6]

The Airport–Kiato service was replaced by what is now Line A2 on 30 July 2017, due to the restructuring of suburban railway services associated with the introduction of electric trains to Athens railway station and (since 2018) Piraeus.[7]

Stations

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Route
services 		Name Connections[8] Location
Suburban
connections 		Other rail
connections 		Municipality Regional
unit 		Region
Line 2 stations
● Ano Liosia Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 Fyli West Attica Attica
● ● SKA Athens Suburban Railway Line A3 Acharnes East Attica Attica
● ● Metamorfosi Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Metamorfosi North Athens Attica
● ● Irakleio Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Irakleio, Attica Attica
● ● Neratziotissa Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Metro Athens Metro Line 1 Maroussi Attica
● ● Kifisias Athens Suburban Railway Line A1
● ● Pentelis Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Vrilissia Attica
● ● Doukissis Plakentias Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Chalandri Attica
● ● Pallini Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Pallini East Attica Attica
● ● Paiania–Kantza Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Paiania Attica
● ● Koropi Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Kropia Attica
● ● Athens Airport Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 Athens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Spata-
Artemida 		Attica

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ "Suburban Railway: The new Athens-Corinth line begins". Euro2Day (in Greek). Athens: Media2Day. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Extension of Suburban Railway to Kiato". Proastiakos (in Greek). Athens: OSE. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2024. Roberts, Ralph (26 September 2005). "Timetable". Proastiakos (in Greek). Athens: OSE. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Προαστιακός: Εγκαίνια τριών νέων σταθμών". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ "New Suburban Railway Timetable". Proastiakos (in Greek). Athens: OSE. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2024. "Programme Timetable" (PDF). Proastiakos (in Greek and English). Athens: OSE. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "TrainOSE: New network of Suburban Railway routes". Capital.gr (in Greek). Athens. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024. "Proastiakos (map)" (PDF). TrainOSE (in Greek and English). Athens: OSE. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Important changes for the Athens Suburban Railway from 30/07/2017". TrainOSE (in Greek). Athens: OSE. July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024. "Athens Suburban Railway (map)" (PDF). TrainOSE (in Greek and English). Athens: OSE. July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Προαστιακές-Περιφερειακές Γραμμές Αθήνας" (PDF). Hellenic Train (in English and Greek). Αθήνα. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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