Proastiakos Thessaloniki
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| Overview | |
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| 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 |
| Operator(s) | TrainOSE |
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| System length | 248.9 km (154.7 mi) |
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| 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.
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.
7 September 2008 (Larissa–Litochoro)
10 August 2013 (Edessa–Florina)
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