Line A3 (Athens Suburban Railway)

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To Athens/Chalcis
Προς Αθήνα/Χαλκίδα
TRAINOSE Siemens Desiro EMU-5 at Afidnes.jpg
A Siemens built OSE class 460 from Chalcis passing Afidnes Station, October 2017
Overview
Service type Commuter rail
StatusOperating
Locale Greece (Attica), Central Greece
First service30 July 2017;7 years ago (2017-07-30)
Current operator(s) Hellenic Train
Former operator(s)TrainOSE
Website www.hellenictrain.gr
Route
Termini Athens 37°35′36″N23°25′53″E / 37.593224°N 23.4314°E / 37.593224; 23.4314
Chalcis 38°27′46″N23°35′10″E / 38.4627°N 23.5862°E / 38.4627; 23.5862
Stops18
Distance travelled82.8 km (51.4 mi) [1]
Average journey time34 minutes
Service frequency13 per-day
Line(s) used Piraeus–Platy Athens Airport–Patras Oinoi–Chalcis railway [2]
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 speed175 km/h (109 mph) (maximum)
Track owner(s) OSE (Lines), GAIOSE (Buildings) [3]

Line A3 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train. The service connects Athens with Chalcis. The line shares a part of its course with lines A1 and A4 out of Athens railway station, as well as Metro Line 3, but also with line A2 at Acharnes Railway Center. The line was inaugurated on 30 July 2017, using 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs, however, the line now exclusively uses OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.

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History

The Athens–Chalcis train service, which forms part of Line A3 today, became part of the Athens Suburban Railway timetable on 10 February 2014, initially using existing diesel multiple units. [4] Electric train services using Class 460 electric multiple units were introduced on 30 July 2017, when the electrification of the Piraeus–Platy railway between Agioi Anargyroi and Athens was complete. [5]

Stations

Route
services		NameConnections [6] Location
Suburban
connections		Other rail
connections		MunicipalityRegional
unit		Region
Line 3 stations
● Athens Athens Suburban Railway Line 1.svg Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg
  • Hellenic Train Symbol.svg
  • Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg   Athens Metro Line 2.svg
Athens Central Athens Attica
● Agioi Anargyroi Athens Suburban Railway Line 1.svg Athens Suburban Railway Line 4.svg Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero West Athens
● SKA Athens Suburban Railway Line 2.svg Hellenic Train Symbol.svg Acharnes East Attica
● Acharnes
● Dekeleia
● Kryoneri Attikis (Under construction)
● Agios Stefanos Dionysos
● Afidnes Oropos
● Sfendali
● Avlona
● Agios Thomas Tanagra Boeotia Central Greece
● Oinofyta
● Oinoi Hellenic Train Symbol.svg
● Dilesi
● Agios Georgios
● Kalochori-Panteichi Chalcis Euboea
● Avlida
● Chalcis

See also

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