The southern terminus of the Piraeus–Platy railway is at the harbour of Piraeus, where connections with ferries to several Greek islands exist. From Piraeus station, the line runs northeast towards the centre of Athens, where it crosses the main Athens railway station, commonly known as Larissa station. Continuing through the northern suburbs of Athens, the line runs to Agioi Anargyroi, where the old Peloponnese line branched off westwards. The metre-gauge track is still in place from this point on.
Platy, Imathia is the point where the nation's two largest cities were first linked by rail in 1916. Trains between the two commenced operations in 1918, with the first through train service from Athens to Paris linking up with the Orient Express, which was inaugurated in 1920. At Platy, the line from Piraeus connects with the line from Thessaloniki to Kozani (including the branch line to Amyntaio) and Florina.
Larissa and Thessaloniki have substantial marshalling yards for both goods and passenger trains. Journey time between Athens and Thessaloniki can vary depending on the type of train selected. Before the Tempi train crash, the regular InterCity service took 4 hours and 13 minutes, while the Express took 3 hours and 59 minutes. Following the implementation of lower operating speeds and other safety measures, the journey times have increased to 7 hours and 17 minutes and 5 hours and 18 minutes respectively.[6]
Stations
The main stations on the Piraeus–Platy railway are:
Although a railway line from Athens to the north had been planned since 1883, the first section from Athens to Demerli (current Palaiofarsalos railway station) was not opened until 1908. The two branch lines from Oinoi to Chalcis and from Lamia to Stylida were also opened in 1908. Subsequently, the line was extended towards the former Greek–Turkish border at Papapouli, between Larissa and Katerini. Finally, in May 1916, the remaining section from Papapouli to Platy on the line from Thessaloniki to Monastir (Bitola) was opened.[7]
Major upgrades to the line had been planned since the late 1980s. The first upgrade was completed west of Oinoi in the early 1990s. In 1996, the Orfana bypass was opened. On 28 November 2003, the Vale of Tempe line was abandoned in favour of a tunnel, and in 2004 the Tempe–Platamon–Katerini–Platy section was drastically shortened, leading to the abandonment of the picturesque route along the Aegean coast at Platamon. Between 2005 and 2010 several sections were upgraded in order to allow for higher speeds, notably the Oinoi–Tithorea, Domokos–Larissa, Evangelismos–Leptokarya and Aiginio–Thessaloniki sections.[8][9] The Tithorea–Domokos section was reconstructed on a partly altered route, shortening it from 121.60 km (75.56 mi) to 107.33 km (66.69 mi) in order to sustain high-speed railway requirements.[1] It includes two tunnels—the 9.3 km (5.8 mi) Kallidromo Tunnel, which is the longest in the Balkans, and the 7 km (4.3 mi) Othrys Tunnel.[10] Another upgrade is the reparation of the damaged electrification system of the section between Acharnes and Tithorea.[3]
An accident occurred near Tempi on February 28, 2023. It is Greece's worst railway disaster. The station master in Larissa was arrested in connection to the accident.[11]
Services
The Piraeus–Platy railway is used by the following passenger services:
Intercity, Express and Regular services Athens–Thessaloniki, Athens–Kalampaka, Athens–Leianokladi and Thessaloniki–Kalampaka[12]
Proastiakos services Athens–Chalcis[13] and Thessaloniki–Larissa[12]
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The railway from Piraeus to Platy is an electrified double track railway line that connects Athens to northern Greece and the rest of Europe It constitutes the longest section of the mostly completed higher speed rail line known as P A Th E P which includes Greece s most important rail connection that between Athens and Thessaloniki Its northern end is the station of Platy on the Thessaloniki Bitola railway In the south it connects to the Athens Airport Patras railway at the Acharnes Railway Center The line passes through Thebes Katerini and Larissa and offers connections to several other cities Chalcis Lamia Volos Karditsa Trikala through branch lines Piraeus Platy railway Part of the Athens Thessaloniki railway corridor Section of the line near Mount Olympus in southern Pieria Macedonia OverviewStatusOperationalOwnerHellenic Railways OrganisationLocaleGreece Attica Central Greece Thessaly Central Macedonia TerminiPiraeus 37 56 57 N 23 38 34 E 37 9491 N 23 6428 E 37 9491 23 6428Platy 40 38 14 N 22 31 50 E 40 6372 N 22 5305 E 40 6372 22 5305 Coordinates 40 38 14 N 22 31 50 E 40 6372 N 22 5305 E 40 6372 22 5305Stations42ServiceTypeHigh speed rail Commuter railServicesIntercity Athens Suburban Railway ProastiakosOperator s Hellenic TrainHistoryOpened In stages from 1908TechnicalLine length456 60 km 283 72 mi 1 Number of tracksDouble trackCharacterPrimaryTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC 1 2 3 Operating speed160 km h 99 mph average 200 km h 124 mph highest vtePiraeus Platy railwayLegendkm0 7 Piraeus1 9 LefkaPiraeus Patras railwayto Piraeus Peloponnese4 1 Rentis7 7 RoufPiraeus Patras railwayto Patras10 3 Athens13 7 Agioi Anargyroi15 8 Pyrgos VasilissisKato AcharnesAthens Airport Patras railwayto Corinth19 2 Acharnes SKAAthens Airport Patras railwayto Athens Airport21 1 Acharnes25 0 Dekeleia33 5 Agios Stefanos40 1 Afidnes45 9 Polydendri50 9 Sfendali53 9 Charadra59 2 Avlona64 2 Agios Thomas68 6 Oinofyta71 4 OinoiOinoi Chalcis railwayto Chalcis75 3 Tanagra85 0 Eleonas92 9 Ypato99 9 Thebes119 4 Aliartos128 3 Ypsilantis131 6 Alalkomenes140 2 Livadeia147 7 Chaironeia152 7 Davleia158 4 Parori161 1 Kifisos164 6 Tithorea173 1 Parnassos181 2 Amfikleia185 7 Lilaia190 6 Molos194 3 Bralos201 0 Eleftherochori204 9 Asopos210 3 Trachis212 6 Arpini214 2 Gorgopotamos219 0 Spercheiosto Stylida222 5 Leianokladi230 7 Lygaria236 1 Stirfaka247 0 Karya257 4 Kallipefki245 0 Agios Stefanos X 250 6 265 4 Angeies271 3 Thermes274 8 Kyfaira277 5 Xyniada280 6 Acharres284 2 267 7 Thavmakos270 5 287 9 Domokos295 0 Neo Monastiri303 1 Palaiofarsalosto Velestinoto Kalambaka307 9 Ypereia313 4 Orfana321 9 Doxaras328 8 Krannonas341 7 Efyra343 6 Mezourlos345 4 Larissato Volos353 3 sugar factory360 7 Gyrtoni369 0 Evangelismos378 8 Tempi384 0 Agia Paraskevi387 4 Rapsani398 9 Neoi Poroi401 8 Platamon410 7 Leptokarya415 4 Plaka418 6 Litochoro434 9 Katerini441 6 Korinos464 0 AiginioThessaloniki Bitola railwayto Florina482 6 PlatyThessaloniki Bitola railwayto Thessaloniki Contents 1 Course 2 Stations 3 History 4 Services 5 References 6 External linksCourse EditThe southern terminus of the Piraeus Platy railway is at the harbour of Piraeus where connections with ferries to several Greek islands exist From Piraeus station the line runs northeast towards the centre of Athens where it crosses the main Athens railway station commonly known as Larissa station Continuing through the northern suburbs of Athens the line runs to Agioi Anargyroi where the old Peloponnese line branched off westwards The metre gauge track is still in place from this point on At Acharnes Railway Center SKA the main line connects with the Athens Airport Patras railway carrying Athens Suburban Railway services from Piraeus to Athens Airport and to Kiato and Aigio in the Peloponnese The main line continues northwards and climbs steadily towards Oinoi through rural and wooded countryside typical of northern Attica There is a 21 69 km 13 48 mi branch line from Oinoi to Chalcis 1 The works on the new double track railway from Leianokladi to Domokos was completed in January 2019 while the railway electrification system was completed in April 2019 4 5 With the completion of the rebuilt Tithorea Leianokladi Domokos section the Athens Thessaloniki line is doubled and electrified along its entire length 2 3 The old single track railway was noted for its spectacular mountain scenery between Bralos and Domokos There is a 22 61 km 14 05 mi branch line from Leianokladi passing through Lamia to Stylida 1 At Palaiofarsalos an 80 44 km 49 98 mi line to Karditsa Trikala and Kalambaka branches off former Thessaly Railways 1 There is also a metre gauge railway to Velestino which is no longer used commercially At the Thessalian capital Larissa there is a 60 76 km 37 75 mi branch line to Volos 1 North of Larissa the line passes through a tunnel at Tempe The picturesque line adjacent to the coast near Platamon at the northern end of Tempe to Katerini is now abandoned though still visible This section of the line provided passengers with unique views towards the mountains and sea as the train travelled along the eastern slopes of Mount Olympus to Katerini Platy Imathia is the point where the nation s two largest cities were first linked by rail in 1916 Trains between the two commenced operations in 1918 with the first through train service from Athens to Paris linking up with the Orient Express which was inaugurated in 1920 At Platy the line from Piraeus connects with the line from Thessaloniki to Kozani including the branch line to Amyntaio and Florina Larissa and Thessaloniki have substantial marshalling yards for both goods and passenger trains Journey time between Athens and Thessaloniki can vary depending on the type of train selected Before the Tempi train crash the regular InterCity service took 4 hours and 13 minutes while the Express took 3 hours and 59 minutes Following the implementation of lower operating speeds and other safety measures the journey times have increased to 7 hours and 17 minutes and 5 hours and 18 minutes respectively 6 Stations EditThe main stations on the Piraeus Platy railway are Piraeus station Athens railway station Acharnes Railway Center Palaiofarsalos railway station Larissa railway station Katerini railway station Platy railway stationSome other stations of the line are Oinoi Thebes Livadeia Tithorea Leianokladi Angeies and Domokos History EditAlthough a railway line from Athens to the north had been planned since 1883 the first section from Athens to Demerli current Palaiofarsalos railway station was not opened until 1908 The two branch lines from Oinoi to Chalcis and from Lamia to Stylida were also opened in 1908 Subsequently the line was extended towards the former Greek Turkish border at Papapouli between Larissa and Katerini Finally in May 1916 the remaining section from Papapouli to Platy on the line from Thessaloniki to Monastir Bitola was opened 7 Major upgrades to the line had been planned since the late 1980s The first upgrade was completed west of Oinoi in the early 1990s In 1996 the Orfana bypass was opened On 28 November 2003 the Vale of Tempe line was abandoned in favour of a tunnel and in 2004 the Tempe Platamon Katerini Platy section was drastically shortened leading to the abandonment of the picturesque route along the Aegean coast at Platamon Between 2005 and 2010 several sections were upgraded in order to allow for higher speeds notably the Oinoi Tithorea Domokos Larissa Evangelismos Leptokarya and Aiginio Thessaloniki sections 8 9 The Tithorea Domokos section was reconstructed on a partly altered route shortening it from 121 60 km 75 56 mi to 107 33 km 66 69 mi in order to sustain high speed railway requirements 1 It includes two tunnels the 9 3 km 5 8 mi Kallidromo Tunnel which is the longest in the Balkans and the 7 km 4 3 mi Othrys Tunnel 10 Another upgrade is the reparation of the damaged electrification system of the section between Acharnes and Tithorea 3 An accident occurred near Tempi on February 28 2023 It is Greece s worst railway disaster The station master in Larissa was arrested in connection to the accident 11 Services EditThe Piraeus Platy railway is used by the following passenger services Intercity Express and Regular services Athens Thessaloniki Athens Kalampaka Athens Leianokladi and Thessaloniki Kalampaka 12 Proastiakos services Athens Chalcis 13 and Thessaloniki Larissa 12 References Edit a b c d e f g Network Statement Validity 2020 ANNEXES Athens OSE Retrieved 17 August 2020 a b Electrification of 3 Gefires Piraeus ERGOSE 5 September 2018 Retrieved 17 August 2020 a b c Electrification of the Athens Thessaloniki line ERGOSE 20 March 2018 Retrieved 17 August 2020 DELTIO TYPOY OLOKLHRW8HKE H GRAMMH A8HNA 8ESSALONIKH in Greek ERGOSE 28 January 2019 Retrieved 17 August 2020 Ypo tash h hlektrokinhsh sto tmhma Lianokladi Domokos apo thn M Deytera metaforespress gr in Greek 19 April 2019 Retrieved 17 August 2020 HELLENIC TRAIN ticketing Athens Hellenic Train Retrieved 12 April 2023 Le Journal des Transports 24 March 1917 p 63 65 accessed in Gallica 16 August 2013 in French Upgrading Of Existing Railway Line Inoi Larissa Plati Thessaloniki Archived from the original on 2014 07 15 New Double Track Railway Line Evangelismos Leptokaria Archived from the original on 2014 07 15 New Double Track Railway Line Tithorea Lianokladi Domokos Archived from the original on 2014 06 06 Greece train crash Police arrest railroad station master DW 03 01 2023 dw com Retrieved 2023 03 01 a b TrainOSE 2012 schedules PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 05 11 TrainOSE 2013 Piraeus Chalcis schedule PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 01 02 External links EditOSE Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piraeus Platy railway amp oldid 1149444776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,