Attica Railways

Attica Railways
Attica Railways Locomotive Γ10
Overview
Native name	Σιδηρόδρομοι Αττικής
Locale	Attica, Greece
Termini	Athens Lavrion, Dionyssos
Stations	23
Service
Type	Private company
History
Commenced	1882 (1882)
Opened	20 June 1885 (1885-06-20)
Purchased	1910 (1910)
Technical
Line length	76 km (47 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Route map until 1926 Athens (Lavrion Square) Stroubou Attiki Kato Patissia Ano Patissia Nea Ionia Heraklion Kalogreza Amarousion Halandri Kifissia Gerakas Strofyli Kantza Dionyssos Cambas Winery Liopesi Koropi Markopoulon Kalyvia Koyvarades Keratea Daskaleio Spiliazeza Thoriko silver mines Lavrion This diagram: view talk edit

Attica Railways (Greek: Σιδηρόδρομοι Αττικής) was a private railway company which operated a metre gauge railway system in Attica, Greece.

The contract between the Greek government and the Hellenic Company of Lavrion Metallurgies was signed in 1882. The line would connect downtown Athens to Eastern Attica terminating at the mining town of Lavrion, with a branch line from Heraklion to Kifissia.[1]

The line from Attiki station[2] to Kifissia (a northern suburb) was opened on February 2, 1885, and was later extended further north to Stofyli. The main line to Lavrion was opened on June 20, 1885. In 1889 the line was extended by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) towards the center of Athens, the new terminal station located at Lavrion Square, near Omonoia Square.

The total length of the lines operated by Attica Railways was 76 kilometres (47 mi). The main rolling stock depot and repair workshop were located at Attiki station, with additional facilities at Lavrion.

In 1910 Attica Railways were taken over by the Hellenic Electric Company private company.

See also

• Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway
• Athens-Lavrion Railway

Notes and references

1. 130 Χρόνια Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς Α.Ε. (130 years of Athens-Piraeus electric railways). ISAP. 1999–2005. pp. 113–115. ISBN 960-86477-0-3.
2. At a location in Athens formerly called Kassida and promptly renamed Attiki (Attica, Greek: Αττική) after the railway. Even today the location is called Attica Square (Plateia Attikis), not to be confused with the Attica Region served by the line.