Proastiakos Athens

Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos)
	Siemens Desiro near Nerantziotissa station, towards Athens Airport.
Overview
Locale	Attica, parts of Central Greece and Peloponnese
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	4
Number of stations	45
Website	TrainOSE (operator)
Operation
Began operation	30 July 2004
Operator(s)	TrainOSE
Number of vehicles	20 Siemens Desiro 460
Technical
System length	230.9 km (143.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in);
Electrification	25k V AC overhead lines
Top speed	160 km/h (99 mph)

Proastiakos Athens (Greek: Προαστιακός Αθήνας) is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond Attica, such as the areas of Boeotia, Euboea and Corinthia.

The first Proastiakos train linked Athens Railway Station with Athens International Airport, on time for the 2004 Summer Olympics that were held in Athens. As years went by, the network was expanded to Piraeus, Corinth, Kiato, and since there have been added itineraries towards the cities of Chalcis and Thebes, as well.

Lines and services

Proastiakos of Athens consists of four routes: one from Piraeus to the Airport, one from Piraeus to Kiato, one from Athens to Chalcis and one from Ano Liosia to the Airport. Trains run from approximately 5:00am to midnight daily.^[1]^[2] There are 45 stations in total.

Main services

The following table lists the routes and the stations for the Proastiakos network of Athens:

Proastiakos routes
Route	Route	Stations
1	Piraeus - Airport	19
2	Piraeus - Kiato	20
3	Athens - Chalcis	19
4	Ano Liosia - Airport	13

Stations

The suburban railway connects with the other urban railways of Athens in the following stations:

Piraeus: The suburban station is located close to the Metro Line 1 terminus.
Athens Central (Larissa Station): connection with Metro line 2.
Nerantziotissa: Connection with Metro Line 1.
Plakentias: connection with Metro line 3.
Pallini: shared station with Metro line 3.
Paiania–Kantza: shared station with Metro line 3.
Koropi: shared station with Metro line 3.
Airport: shared station with Metro line 3.
Acharnai (SKA): passengers can transfer to the mainline and regional rail service of Greece.
Kiato: passengers can transfer to TrainOSE bus services to Patras.

References

↑ "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: First & Last Train Departures". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-07-25.
↑ "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: Detailed TRAM Timetables". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-07-25.

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[first-last-1] "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: First & Last Train Departures". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-07-25.

[schedules-2] "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: Detailed TRAM Timetables". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-07-25.