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Line A2 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train.The service connects Ano Liosia railway station with the Airport.The line shares a part of its course with lines A1 and A4 as well as Metro Line 3, but also with line A3 at Acharnes Railway Center.
The station is served the following lines of the Athens Proastiakos or suburban railway: Athens Suburban Railway Line A1 between Piraeus and Athens Airport, with up to one train per hour; [17] Athens Suburban Railway Line A3 towards Chalcis, with up to one train every two hours, and one extra train during the peak hours; [18]
The Athens Suburban Railway (Greek: Προαστιακός Αθήνας, romanized: Proastiakós Athínas), officially the Athens Suburban and Regional Railway, [3] is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens and its metropolitan area with other places in Attica, Boeotia, Corinthia and the city of Chalcis in Euboea.
On 4 June 2007, diesel services were extended south from Athens to Piraeus, replacing the relevant part of the metre-gauge railway of the Piraeus–Patras railway that closed in August 2005. [ 5 ] Direct suburban railway services from Piraeus and Athens to the Airport were suspended on 6 July 2008, forcing passengers to change at Ano Liosia and ...
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]
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 ...
The Athens Tram system; The Athens Metro with 3 lines. Transport for Athens also coordinates the Athens Suburban Railway, using Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) lines, operated by Hellenic Train S.A. under the Proastiakos brand. The section between Piraeus, Magoula and Koropi is regarded as the urban part.
Map showing the Greek railway system c.1901–1902. Rail transport in Greece has a history which began in 1869, with the completion of the then Athens & Piraeus Railway. From the 1880s to the 1920s, the majority of the network was built, reaching its heyday in 1940.