Proastiakos
Sign in to saveThe Proastiakos (; "suburban") is Greece's commuter rail service, run by Hellenic Train, on rail infrastructure owned by the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) (lines) and GAIAOSE (buildings and Trains). These services connect a participating city's central railway station to important locations such as a city's port or airport, as well as its suburbs and occasionally nearby towns and cities.
Key facts
- Rail service.name
- Proastiakos
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- Proastiakos ENG LOGO 3.PNG
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- 20070606-Piraeus-Desiro_GTW.jpg
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- Piraeus suburban railway station, June 2007
- Rail service.locale
- Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras
- Rail service.operator
- Hellenic Train
- Rail service.ridership
- 10.1 million (2020)
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Athens Suburban Railway
- Connections
- Thessaloniki Regional Railway
- Connections
- Patras Suburban Railway
- Changes on the Kato Achagia Line (South Sector)
- Rolling stock
- Fares
- Future plans
- Section: Piraeus – S.K.A.
- Section: SKA – Koropi - Lavrio
- Section: SKA – Pallini - Rafina
- Section: SKA – Corinth / Kiato / Aigio / Patras / Loutraki
- Section: SKA – Halkida / Thiva
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Proastiakos (; "suburban") is Greece's commuter rail service, run by Hellenic Train, on rail infrastructure owned by the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) (lines) and GAIAOSE (buildings and Trains). These services connect a participating city's central railway station to important locations such as a city's port or airport, as well as its suburbs and occasionally nearby towns and cities.
As of September 2020, there are three Proastiakos networks serving the country's three largest cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras, providing them with commuter rail links towards their suburbs and also with regional services to other cities and towns. In 2016, the three systems carried 10.1 million passengers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Proastiakos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.