Athens Airport–Patras railway

Athens Airport–Patras railway
An OSE class 460 train in the median strip of Attiki Odos, bound for Athens Airport.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerHellenic Railways Organisation
LocaleAttica
Peloponnese
Western Greece
Termini
Stations32
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail/Commuter rail
Operator(s)Hellenic Train
History
Opened2004 (Athens AirportSKA)
2005 (SKA–Corinth)
2007 (Corinth–Kiato)
2020 (Kiato–Aigio)
Technical
Line length205.85 km (127.91 mi)
(almost 235 km (146 mi) up to Patras)
Number of tracksDouble track
CharacterPrimary
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (between Athens Airport and Kiato)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (average)
200 km/h (124 mph) (maximum)
Route map

km
30.6
Athens Airport
24.7
Koropi
16.0
Paiania–Kantza
13.8
Pallini
9.4
Doukissis Plakentias
8.0
Pentelis
6.1
Kifisias
5.1
Nerantziotissa
2.8
Irakleio
1.4
Metamorfosi
0.8
18.3
Acharnes SKA
21.0
Zefyri
21.7
Ano
34.7
Aspropyrgos
40.0
Magoula
52.3
Nea Peramos
58.0
Megara
73.1
Kineta
79.8
Agioi Theodoroi
98.7
Corinth
Zevgolatio
123.1
Kiato
 
125.9
Diminio
136.7
Xylokastro
147.4
Lykoporia
151.9
Lygia
162.7
Akrata
169.3
Platanos
177.3
Diakopto
184.0
Eliki
188.4
Aigio
194.0
Rododafni
to Patras (planned)
km
Source

The railway from Athens Airport to Patras is a double-track, standard-gauge railway line in Greece that, when completed, will connect Athens International Airport with Patras, the country's third-largest city. One of the largest railway projects of the last 30 years in Greece, its completion is of major significance for the infrastructure of the entire region of the northern Peloponnese. As of 2020, the line is completed until the city of Aigio. A 5.2 km underground section is planned for the final section from Kastellokampos to Agios Andreas in Patras, terminating at the new port of Patras. For most of the section between Athens Airport in East Attica and Mandra in West Attica, the line runs along the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway.