Line A4 (Athens Suburban Railway)

Line A4 (Piraeus–Kiato)
A Siemens built OSE class 460 awaiting departure at Corinth, October 2005
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Greece (Attica), Peloponnese
First service	12 December 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-12)[1]
Current operator(s)	Hellenic Train
Former operator(s)	TrainOSE
Website	www.hellenictrain.gr
Route
Termini	Piraeus 37.949135°N 23.643450°E / 37.949135; 23.643450 (Piraeus) Kiato 38.013960°N 22.734715°E / 38.013960; 22.734715 (Kiato)
Stops	20
Distance travelled	120.7 km (75.0 mi)[2]: 2, 8
Average journey time	1 hour and 45 minutes
Service frequency	18 per-day
Line(s) used	Piraeus–Platy Athens Airport–Patras[3]
Technical
Rolling stock	OSE class 460 (EMU)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	175 km/h (109 mph) (maximum)
Track owner(s)	OSE (Lines), GAIOSE (Buildings)[4]
Route map Kiato–Aigio line Kiato Zevgolatio Loutraki Corinth Michanikou    Isthmos Agioi Theodoroi Kineta Megara Nea Peramos Magoula Aspropyrgos Ano Liosia Line A2 to Airport Zefyri Line A1 to Airport Kato Acharnes Line A3 to Chalcis   Pyrgos Vasilissis Agioi Anargyroi Athens Rouf Tavros Rentis Lefka Piraeus   Key planned interchange under construction other lines This diagram: view talk edit

Line A4 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train. The service connects Piraeus with the coastal city of Kiato. The line shares a part of its course with lines A1 and A3 as well as Metro line 2, but also with line A3 at Ano Liosia. The first Suburban line was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, using 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs between Larissa Station (Now Athens) and the Airport. With the completion of the electrification of the sections of the line to Athens in 2017 and Piraeus in 2018.[5][6] The line now exclusively uses OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.

History

An indirect standard gauge train service between Athens and Corinth started on 27 September 2005 after seven months of testing,[7] with the extension to Kiato following on 9 July 2007.[8] The service initially used Class 560 diesel multiple units, and had to reverse at Neratziotissa.[9]

The first direct trains between Piraeus and Kiato, which did not have to reverse at Nerantziotissa, ran on 6 July 2008.[10] From 12 December 2010 to 29 July 2017, electric train services using Class 460 electric multiple units were introduced between Kiato and the Airport, forcing passengers heading to and from Piraeus and Athens to change at Ano Liosia for the diesel service to the cities.[1]

Direct services between Athens and Kiato were restored with the electrification of the Piraeus–Platy railway from Agioi Anargyroi to Athens on 30 July 2017, and then to Piraeus on 1 February 2018, when the last diesel services on what is now Line A4 ceased.[11][12]

Route

On the Piraeus–Platy segment, Lines A1 and A3 shares the route up to Piraeus and Athens respectively, but Line A3 does not stop at Kato Acharnes and Pyrgos Vasilissis.

Stations

The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage.

†	Terminal station
#	Interchange station

Station English	Station Greek	Regional unit	Opened	Interchanges and notes	Position
Piraeus ^†#	Πειραιάς ^†#	Piraeus	30 June 1884[13]	Interchange with Athens Metro Line 3.	37.949135°N 23.643450°E / 37.949135; 23.643450 (Piraeus)
Lefka	Λεύκα	Piraeus	30 June 1884[13][14] rebuilt 2007		37.955415°N 23.653915°E / 37.955415; 23.653915 (Lefka)
Rentis	Ρέντης	Piraeus	30 June 1884[13][14] rebuilt 2007		37.962355°N 23.668565°E / 37.962355; 23.668565 (Rentis)
Tauros	Ταύρος	South Athens	1 October 2014[15]	This station opened after the original route.	37.968785°N 23.693330°E / 37.968785; 23.693330 (Tauros)
Rouf	Ρουφ	Central Athens South Athens	30 June 1884[13][14] rebuilt 2007		37.973645°N 23.703905°E / 37.973645; 23.703905 (Rouf)
Athina ^#	Αθήνα ^#	Central Athens	8 March 1904[16]	Interchange with Hellenic Train, and Athens Metro Line 2 at Larissa Station.	37.992420°N 23.720230°E / 37.992420; 23.720230 (Athina)
Agioi Anargyroi ^#	Άγιοι Ανάργυροι ^#	West Athens	8 August 2010[17]	Interchange with Line A3 to Chalcis. This station opened after the original route.	38.021840°N 23.718390°E / 38.021840; 23.718390 (Agioi Anargyroi)
Pyrgos Vasilissis	Πύργος Βασιλίσσης	West Athens	27 February 2014[18]	This station opened after the original route.	38.039630°N 23.727390°E / 38.039630; 23.727390 (Pyrgos Vasilissis)
Kato Acharnai ^#	Κάτω Αχαρναί ^#	East Attica	27 February 2014[18]	Interchange with Line A1 to Athens Airport. This station opened after the original route.	38.054075°N 23.732590°E / 38.054075; 23.732590 (Kato Acharnai)
Zefyri	Ζεφύρι	West Attica	10 May 2018[19]	This station opened after the extension to Corinth.	38.069815°N 23.716950°E / 38.069815; 23.716950 (Zefyri)
Ano Liosia ^#	Άνω Λιόσια ^#	West Attica	18 July 2006[20]	Interchange with Line A2 to Athens Airport. This station opened after the extension to Corinth.	38.070695°N 23.710170°E / 38.070695; 23.710170 (Ano Liosia)
Aspropyrgos	Ασπρόπυργος	West Attica	18 July 2006[20]	This station opened after the extension to Corinth.	38.080960°N 23.604410°E / 38.080960; 23.604410 (Aspropyrgos)
Magoula	Μαγούλα	West Attica	18 July 2006[20]	This station opened after the extension to Corinth.	38.073620°N 23.529510°E / 38.073620; 23.529510 (Magoula)
Nea Peramos	Νέα Πέραμος	West Attica	27 September 2005[7]		38.013325°N 23.414470°E / 38.013325; 23.414470 (Nea Peramos)
Megara	Μέγαρα	West Attica	27 September 2005[7]		37.990925°N 23.361035°E / 37.990925; 23.361035 (Megara)
Kinetta	Κινέττα	West Attica	27 September 2005[7]		37.965395°N 23.201005°E / 37.965395; 23.201005 (Kinetta)
Agioi Theodori	Άγιοι Θεόδωροι	Corinthia	27 September 2005[7]		37.933170°N 23.136970°E / 37.933170; 23.136970 (Agioi Theodori)
Korinthos	Κόρινθος	Corinthia	27 September 2005[7]		37.920985°N 22.932635°E / 37.920985; 22.932635 (Korinthos)
Zevgolatio	Ζευγολατιό	Corinthia	8 July 2012[21]	This station opened after the extension to Kiato.	37.925940°N 22.805670°E / 37.925940; 22.805670 (Zevgolatio)
Kiato ^†#	Κιάτο ^†#	Corinthia	9 July 2007[8]	Interchange with the regional train to Aigio.	38.013960°N 22.734715°E / 38.013960; 22.734715 (Kiato)

See also

• Hellenic Railways Organization
• Hellenic Train
• Proastiakos

References

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