Proastiakos Thessaloniki

Proastiakos Thessaloniki

Siemens Desiro at Neoi Poroi station, commuting to Thessaloniki.
Overview
Locale Central Macedonia and part of Thessaly
Transit type Commuter rail, regional rail
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 25
Website TrainOSE (operator)
Operation
Began operation 9 September 2007 (2007-09-09)
Operator(s) TrainOSE
Technical
System length 248.9 km (154.7 mi)
Track gauge
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 25k V DC overhead lines
(Thessaloniki-Larissa only)
Top speed 160 km/h (99 mph) (Thessaloniki-Larissa)
120 km/h (75 mph) (Platy–Florina)

Proastiakos Thessaloniki is the Proastiakos rail service commuting to Thessaloniki, Greece.

Unlike the Proastiakos lines in Athens, the two lines served are rather medium-distance regional rail connections on two major axes to Edessa, Central Macedonia, and Larissa, Thessaly. The actual Metropolitan Area of Thessaloniki is served by the Metro Thessaloniki.

Lines

Map of the two lines of Proastiakos Thessaloniki

Proastiakos Thessaloniki consists of two lines:

Trains run from approximately 6:00am to 22:00pm daily on a fairly irregular basis, roughly once an hour. Both lines however somewhat complement each other between Thessaloniki and Platy.[1][2]

Proastiakos lines
Route Opening Route Length Electric Top Speed Stations
Line 1 7 September 2007 (Litochoro–Thessaloniki)

7 September 2008 (Larissa–Litochoro)

Thessaloniki–Platy–Larissa 165.2 km (102.7 mi) yes 160 km/h (99 mph) 12
Line 2 25 January 2008 (Thessaloniki–Edessa)

10 August 2013 (Edessa–Florina)

Thessaloniki–Platy–Edessa 111.7 km (69.4 mi) no 120 km/h (75 mph) 17

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.