Proastiakos

Proastiakós (Greek: Προαστιακός, meaning "Suburban") is the name used by the suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. It currently connects Athens Central Railway Station (Larissa Station) with Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and Corinth. There are plans to extend the Proastiakos to Loutraki in the south, Thiva and Chalkida in the north and East Attica, as well as Piraeus and Elefsina. This new rail system is operated by OSE – Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládas (Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδας), the state railway organization.

Current routes

Athens Central Railway Station - Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

• Athens Central Railway Station
  
• Iraklio
  
• Nerantziotissa
  
• Kifissias
  
• Plakentias
  
• Pallini
  
• Paiania - Kantza
  
• Koropi
  
• Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
  

Corinth - Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

• Corinth
  
• Agioi Theodoroi
  
• Kinetta
  
• Megara
  
• Nea Peramos
  
• Iraklio
  
• Neratziotissa
  
• Kifisias
  
• Plakentias
  
• Pallini
  
• Paiania - Kantza
  
• Koropi
  
• Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
  

Athens Central Railway Station - Corinth

• Athens Central Railway Station
  
• Iraklio
  
• Neratziotissa
  
• Iraklio
  
• Nea Peramos
  
• Megara
  
• Kinetta
  
• Agioi Theodoroi
  
• Corinth
  

Planned Lines and Stations (Future projects)

Segment: Piraeus - S.K.A. (planned improvement of the existing line)

• Piraeus (planned)
  
• Lefka (planned)
  
• Rentis (planned)
  
• Tavros (planned)
  
• Votanikos (planned)
  
• Athens (Athens Central Railway Station)
  
• Thymarakia (planned)
  
• Agioi Anargyroi (planned)
  
• Pyrgos Vasilissis (planned)
  
• Lykotrypa (planned)
  
• S.K.A. (planned)
  

Segment: S.K.A. - Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" / Rafina / Lavrio) (new line)

• S.K.A.
  
• Metamorfosi (under construction)
  
• Iraklio
  
• Nerantziotissa
  
• Kifisias (ex Paradeisos)
  
• Pentelis (ex Vrilissia) (under construction)
  
• Plakentias
  
• Junction to Rafina (under consideration)
  
• Pallini
  
• Paiania - Kantza
  
• Koropi
  
• Junction to Lavrio (under consideration)
  
• Athens International Airport
  

Segment: S.K.A. - Corinth - Kiato / Loutraki) (new line)

• S.K.A.
  
• Zefyri (under construction)
  
• Ano Liosia (under construction)
  
• Magoula (Thriassio) (under construction)
  
• Nea Peramos
  
• Megara
  
• Kinetta
  
• Agioi Theodoroi
  
  • [a] Junction to Loutraki under construction
    
• Corinth
  
• Kiato (under construction)
  

[a] :

• Isthmos (under construction)
  
• Loutraki (under construction)
  

Segment: S.K.A. - Halkida / Thiva (planned improvement of the existing line)

• S.K.A.
  
• Acharnes
  
• Dekeleia
  
• Agios Stefanos
  
• Afidnes
  
• Sfendali
  
• Avlon
  
• Agios Thomas
  
• Oinofyta
  
• Oinoi
  
  • [b] Junction to Thiva (planned improvement of the existing line)
    
• Kalohori - Panteihi
  
• Avlis
  
• Steno
  
• Halkida
  

[b] :

• Tanagra
  
• Elaion
  
• Ypaton
  
• Thiva
  
  
  
  

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 the city of Corinth. 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.

The Proastiakos is expected to reach Patras by 2010.

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