Proastiakos

Proastiakos (Greek: Προαστιακός, literally "the Suburban") is the new suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. It currently connects "Larissa Station" (Athens Central Railway Station) with Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. It will expand in a few years to reach Korinthos and Loutraki to the south, Thiva and Chalkida to the north and East Attica, as well as Piraeus and Elefsina. This new rail system is controlled by OSE (Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados, Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος in Greek), which controls all railways of Greece.

History

The markings of the future rail first began in 1994. The bridges for the future rail station did not show up until 1997. The uncompleted line reached about 3 km west of the future station. The line will also be in use with the OSE line. In the late-1990s, Route 6 of the Attiki Odos began construction and left the future line in the middle. When Attiki Odos first opened in March 2001, the middle part was left for the future Proastiakos line. In 2002, Attiki Odos was reduced to one land to make room for the construction of the Proastiakos. In 2003, the stones began to be put near Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. In 2004, the poles began to be installed. In the area of the eastern section of the Attiki Odos (number 6), the line up to the Doukissis Plakentias Interchange began to be opened and later, it was opened to Attiko Metro trains. A few months later, stones reached near Elefsina. In May work began to put stones at the line near Elefsina. In June, the lines reached near Elefsina, in the mid-2000s, the poles only reached near Acharnes, the line reached the Peloponnese and west of Corinth. In September, the tracks reached Kakia Skala and is presently reached Corinth. The poles have reached the Corinth station. The extension to Patras will begin in the late-2000s and 2010 but Proastiakos will probably not serve west of Corinth or north of Chalkida where it will probably be connected with the new high-speed rail line to Thessaloniki in Northern Greece.

Related Topics:
1994 - 1997 - 1990s - Attiki Odos - March 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - May - June - 2000s - Acharnes - September - Kakia Skala

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