Proastiakos Thessaloniki

Proastiakos Thessaloniki
	Siemens Desiro at Neoi Poroi station towards Katerini, en route to Thessaloniki
Overview
Locale	Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia, and Thessaly
Transit type	Commuter rail, regional rail
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	25
Website	TrainOSE (operator)
Operation
Began operation	9 September 2007
Operator(s)	TrainOSE
Technical
System length	248.9 km (154.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in);
Electrification	25k V AC overhead lines; (Thessaloniki-Larissa only)
Top speed	160 km/h (99 mph) (Thessaloniki-Larissa); 120 km/h (75 mph) (Platy–Florina)
System map

Proastiakos Thessaloniki, or Thessaloniki Suburban Railway (Greek: Προαστιακός Σιδηρόδρομος Θεσσαλονίκης, Proastiakós Sidiródromos Thessaloníkis), is a two-line Proastiakos commuter rail service connecting Thessaloniki's New Railway Station with Edessa/Florina and Larissa. It is operated using Siemens Desiro multiple units ran by the TrainOSE, the passenger railway subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organisation.

Unlike the Proastiakos lines in Athens, the two lines served are rather medium-distance regional rail connections on two major axes to Edessa, Central Macedonia, and Larissa, Thessaly. Thessaloniki metropolitan area itself is served by the Metro Thessaloniki.

Lines

Proastiakos Thessaloniki consists of two lines:

Line 1 connects Larissa and Thessaloniki, with some trains starting at Palaiofarsalos.
Line 2 runs between Thessaloniki and Edessa, with some trains continuing to Florina.

Trains run from approximately 6:00am to 22:00pm daily on a fairly irregular basis, roughly once an hour. Both lines however somewhat complement each other between Thessaloniki and Platy.[1][2]

Proastiakos lines
Route	Opening	Route	Length	Electric	Top Speed	Stations
Line 1	7 September 2007 (Litochoro–Thessaloniki) 7 September 2008 (Larissa–Litochoro)	Thessaloniki–Platy–Larissa	165.2 km (102.7 mi)	yes	160 km/h (99 mph)	12
Line 2	25 January 2008 (Thessaloniki–Edessa) 10 August 2013 (Edessa–Florina)	Thessaloniki–Platy–Edessa	111.7 km (69.4 mi)	no	120 km/h (75 mph)	17

Expansion

The Greek government's National Transport Plan outlines the aspiration for a second link to Edessa, via Giannitsa serving Chalkidona and Pella along the way, of 50 km in length allowing a 30-minute reduction in journey time.[3]

References

"Schedule Kalambaka–Larisa–Thessaloniki" (PDF). TrainOSE. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
"Schedule Thessaloniki–Edessa–Florina" (PDF). TrainOSE. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
"National Transport Plan for Greece - Final Report - June 2019" (PDF). National Transport Plan. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

External links

Official website (in English and Greek)

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[larissaschedule-1] "Schedule Kalambaka–Larisa–Thessaloniki" (PDF). TrainOSE. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

[florinaschedule-2] "Schedule Thessaloniki–Edessa–Florina" (PDF). TrainOSE. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

[3] "National Transport Plan for Greece - Final Report - June 2019" (PDF). National Transport Plan. Retrieved 4 April 2020.