Route Athens Suburban Railway : A1 Piraeus - Athens Airport

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  1. iliasdog#7616

    iliasdog#7616 Member

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    I would love to see the Athens Suburban Railway from Piraeus to Athens Airport in TSW in the future.

    Transit type: Commuter Rail
    1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Standard Gauge
    19 Stations, 48.23 km (30.0 mi) Route Length
    Approximate journey time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes (1:10)
    Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz AC
    Operating speed: 160 km/h (99 mph) (average) - 200 km/h (124 mph) (Max)
    Known Safety Systems: ETCS Level 1


    Operator: Hellenic Train | Logo: [​IMG]
    Operator Page: https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
    Tickets: https://tickets.hellenictrain.gr/dromologia/

    Rolling Stock:
    OSE Class 460 - Siemens Desiro Classic EMU-5 | Electric,160 km/h (99 mph) Max speed - 3,840 kW (5,150 hp) Power :
    [​IMG]
    & OSE Class 560 - Stadler GTW 2/6 DMU | Diesel-Electric,115 km/h (71 mph) Max Speed - Engine: MTU 12V 183 - 550 kW (738 hp) Power, up to 3 trainsets:
    [​IMG]

    Route map - Yellow Line A1: Piraeus - Airport: [​IMG]

    Timetables: Airport - Piraeus https://www.hellenictrain.gr/sites/...ΤΖΑ-Α. ΛΙΟΣΙΑ-ΑΘΗΝΑ-ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑΣ_16.12.2023_0.pdf

    Piraeus - Airport https://www.hellenictrain.gr/sites/... ΛΙΟΣΙΑ-ΚΑΝΤΖΑ-ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟ_16.12.2023_v2_0.pdf
     

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  2. royalscot#3684

    royalscot#3684 Well-Known Member

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    Nice - although I would rather have the Peloponnese Metre guage line Piraeus to Corinth.
     
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  3. iliasdog#7616

    iliasdog#7616 Member

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    Also, this would be nice. but sad that they have planned to upgrade the infrastructure to Electric
     
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  4. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Or the Bralos - in the Alco era.

    However I fear the chances of DTG or an associate tackling a Greek route are worse than next to nowhere.
     
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