Athens Airport–Kiato railway

Athens Airport–Kiato railway (Part of the Athens-Corinth-Patras railway corridor)
Overview
Type	High-speed railway/Commuter rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Greece (Attica, Peloponnese)
Termini	Athens Airport 37°56′13″N 23°56′41″E / 37.9369°N 23.9448°ECoordinates: 37°56′13″N 23°56′41″E / 37.9369°N 23.9448°E Kiato station 38°00′33″N 22°44′19″E / 38.0092°N 22.7387°E
Operation
Opened	2005-2007 (current part) 2016-17 (up to Patras)
Owner	OSE
Operator(s)	TrainOSE
Technical
Line length	135 km (84 mi) (almost 235 km (146 mi) up to Patras)
Number of tracks	Double track[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	yes [1]
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph) (average) 200 km/h (124 mph) (highest)
Route map Route map Legend 30.6 Athens Airport 24.7 Koropi 16.0 Paiania–Kantza 13.8 Pallini 9.4 Doukissis Plakentias Metro Line 3 to Egaleo 8.0 Pentelis 6.1 Kifisias 5.1 Nerantziotissa 2.8 Irakleio 1.4 Metamorfosi Line from Piraeus 0.8 18.3 Acharnes SKA Line to Larissa 21.7 Ano Liosia Line from Agioi Anargyroi Line to Corinth 34.7 Aspropyrgos 40.0 Magoula 52.3 Nea Peramos 58.0 Megara Line from Agioi Anargyroi 73.1 Kineta Line to Corinth 79.8 Agioi Theodoroi 98.7 Corinth Zevgolatio 123.1 Kiato to Xylokastro (planned)

The railway from Athens Airport to Kiato is a 135-kilometre long railway line in Greece, that connects the International Airport of Athens with Kiato in the Peloponnese region, via the northern suburbs of Athens and Corinth. It is currently being extended to Patras.

Main stations

The stations on the Athens Airport–Kiato railway are:

• Athens Airport Station
• Koropi station
• Paiania-Kantza station
• Pallini station
• Doukissis Plakentias station
• Pentelis Station
• Kifisias railway station
• Nerantziotissa station
• Irakleio railway station
• Metamorfosi railway station
• Acharnes Railway Center (interchange with the Piraeus–Platy railway)
• Ano Liosia railway station
• Aspropyrgos railway station
• Magoula railway station
• Nea Peramos railway station
• Megara railway station
• Kineta railway station
• Agioi Theodoroi railway station
• Corinth railway station
• Zevgolatio railway station
• Kiato station

Services

The Athens Airport–Kiato railway is used by the following passenger services:

• Proastiakos services Athens Airport–Ano Liosia and Athens Airport–Kiato^[2]
• OSE services: Athens Airport–Ano Liosia and Athens/SKA–Kiato. At Kiato, a bus line to Xylokastro, Diakofto, Aigio and Patras is available.

References

1. "OSE - 2013 Network Statement". Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
2. "TrainOSE - 2013 Proastiakos Athens schedule" (PDF).

External links

• OSE