Line A1 (Athens Suburban and Regional Railway)

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To Piraeus/Airport
Προς Πειραιά/Αεροδρόμιο
OSE Baureihe 460.jpg
An OSE class 460 train in the median strip of Attiki Odos, bound for Athens Airport.
Overview
Service type Commuter rail
StatusOperating
Locale Greece (Attica)
First service30 July 2004;20 years ago (2004-07-30)
Current operator(s) Hellenic Train
Former operator(s)TrainOSE
Website www.hellenictrain.gr
Route
Termini Piraeus 37°56′57″N23°38′34″E / 37.9491°N 23.6428°E / 37.9491; 23.6428
Athens Airport 37°56′13″N23°56′41″E / 37.936890°N 23.944700°E / 37.936890; 23.944700
Stops19
Distance travelled48.2 km (30.0 mi)[ full citation needed ]
Average journey time1 hour and 3 minutes
Service frequency18 per-day
Line(s) used Piraeus–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 gauge 1,435 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 A1 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train. The service connects Piraeus with the Airport. The line shares a part of its course with lines A2 and A4 as well as Metro line 3, but also with line A3 at Athens. The first Suburban line was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, using 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs between Larissa Station (Now Athens) and the Airport. With the completion of the electrification of the sections of the line to Athens in 2017 and Piraeus in 2018. [2] [3] The line now exclusively uses OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.

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History

The initial planning phase of the line provided for the use of express trains (Airport Express) from Piraeus to the Airport with intermediate stations only in Athens, Agioi Anargyroi, Neratziotissa, Kifissias and Dukisis Placentias, and with a journey time of half an hour. In the end, however, the need to connect the capital's international airport with the city's most central station, Syntagma, imposed the joint travel of Suburban and Metro from Doukissis Plakentias to the Airport.[ citation needed ]

Line A1 was put into operation on 30 July 2004, connecting Athens with the Airport without electrification. [4] On 6 August 2004, one week after the inauguration of the line, the Neratziotissa was inaugurated. In 2006, the section from Neratziotissa to the Airport was electrified, which led to the addition of new routes along this section, operated by brand new Desiro 460 electrified trains. On 4 June 2007, the routes were extended from Athens to Piraeus. In July 2007, all Athens Suburban Railway services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. [5]

With the extension to Ano Liosia was electrification in 2009, the line underwent a track change, connecting the Airport with Ano Liosia exclusively by electric EMUs. On 8 August 2010, Metamorfosi station opened, while in December of the same year, the line's routes were extended to Kato Acharnes on the occasion of the completion of electrification in this section. [6] [7] On 5 April 2011, the Acharnon Railway Center was opened. [8]

In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, (Now Hellenic Train) currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane [9] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. The line underwent another change of course on 30 July 2017, 13 years after its inauguration, due to the restructuring of the Suburban network on the occasion of the extension of electrification from Agioi Anargyrou to Athens central station. Then the itineraries between Athens and the Airport were restored with a new direct connection, exclusively with EMU trains. [10] The route was extended to Piraeus again on 1 February 2018, after electrification of the remaining section.

Stations

Route
services		NameConnectionsLocation
Connections
Suburban 		Other connectionsMunicipalityRegional
unit		Region
Line 1 stations
● Piraeus Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 1.svg Athens Metro Line 3.svg Piraeus Piraeus Attica
● Lefka Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg
● Rentis Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Nikaia-Α.Ι.R.
● Tavros Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Moschato-Tavros South Athens
● Rouf Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Athens Central Athens
●● Athens Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Athens Suburban Railway Line 3.svg
  • Hellenic Train Symbol.svg
  • Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 2.svg
●● Agioi Anargyroi Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Athens Suburban Railway Line 3.svg Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero West Athens
●● Pyrgos Vasilissis Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg
●● Kato Acharnes Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Acharnes East Attica
●● Metamorfosi Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Metamorfosi North Athens
●● Irakleio Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Irakleio, Attica
●● Neratziotissa Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 1.svg Maroussi
●● Kifisias Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg
●● Pentelis Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Vrilissia
●● Doukissis Plakentias Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 3.svg Chalandri
●● Pallini Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 3.svg Pallini East Attica
●● Paiania–Kantza Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 3.svg Paiania
●● Koropi Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 3.svg Kropia
●● Athens Airport Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 3.svg Spata-
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