Piraeus–Platy railway
| Piraeus–Platy railway (Part of the Athens-Thessaloniki railway corridor) |
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| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed railway line |
| Status | Operational (partly under construction) |
| Locale | Greece (Attica, Central Greece, Thessaly, Central Macedonia) |
| Termini |
Piraeus 37°56′57″N 23°38′34″E / 37.9491°N 23.6428°E Platy 40°38′14″N 22°31′50″E / 40.6372°N 22.5305°ECoordinates: 40°38′14″N 22°31′50″E / 40.6372°N 22.5305°E |
| Operation | |
| Owner | OSE |
| Operator(s) | TrainOSE |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 471 km (293 mi) |
| Number of tracks |
Double track except the section Tithorea–Domokos |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Domokos–Platy |
| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) (average) 200 km/h (124 mph) (highest) |
The railway from Piraeus to Platy is a 471-kilometre long railway line that connects the Attica conurbation to northern Greece and the rest of Europe. It constitutes the longest section of 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–Kiato railway at the Acharnes Railway Center. The line passes through Thebes and Larissa, and offers connections to several other cities (Chalcis, Lamia, Volos, Trikala) through branch lines.
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 the line run northeast towards the centre of Athens, where it crosses the main Athens Railway Station, the former Larissa station. Continuing through the northern suburbs of Athens, the line runs to Agioi Anargyroi, where the Peloponnese line used to branch off westwards. The narrow gauge track is still in place from this point on.
After a couple of kilometers the line passes Acharnes Railway Center (SKA), the junction connecting the main line with the Proastiakos line to Athens International Airport "El. Venizelos" and with the new standard gauge line towards Kiato in the Peloponnese. The main line continues northwards, climbs steadily towards Oinoi, through rural and wooded countryside, typical of northern Attica. There is a 22 kilometres (14 mi) branch line from Oinoi to Chalcis.
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