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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.
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] Athens Suburban Railway Line A4 between Piraeus and Kiato, with up to one train per hour. [19]
The section from Athens (Lavrion Square) to Heraklion was 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) long, 56.8 kilometres (35.3 mi) from Heraklion to Lavrion, and 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) between Heraklion and Strofyli. All sections were single track, with passing loops at most stations.
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.
Line 1 (the Green Line) serves 24 stations, and forms the oldest line of the Athens metro network. Runs from Piraeus station to Kifissia station and covers a distance of 25.6-kilometre (15.9 mi). There are also transfer connections with the Blue (line 3) at Monastiraki and Piraeus station and with Red (line 2) at Omonia and Attiki stations.
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.
On 1 February 2018, the electrification of the Piraeus-Athens Central station section of the network was completed. The Athens Suburban Railway was extended to Aigio in 2020. [14] In October 2021 it was announced [15] Network improvements between SKA and Oinoi to improve current services and upgrade existing infrastructure would be carried out.
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