Patras–Athens railway line
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The Patras–Athens railway line is a major rail corridor in Greece connecting the port city of Patras in the Peloponnese with the capital city of Athens, serving as a key route for both passenger and freight transport.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athens–Aigio line | 1 |
| Athens–Patras railway | 1 |
| Patras–Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi corridor | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athens metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Patras NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Patras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Athens Airport railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piraeus–Athens railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz (Athens–Kiato section) ⓘ |
| freightRole | movement of goods between Patras port and Athens ⓘ |
| function |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| historicalNote | replaces and upgrades older metre-gauge alignment between Patras and Athens ⓘ |
| importance | major intercity rail axis in Greece ⓘ |
| linkType | port–capital connection ⓘ |
| operator | Hellenic Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Hellenic Railways Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek national railway network
ⓘ
Piraeus–Patras railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerRole | intercity passenger link between western Greece and Athens ⓘ |
| passesNear | Rio–Antirrio area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Corinth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Attica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy |
intercity trains
ⓘ
suburban services (Proastiakos) on Athens–Kiato section ⓘ |
| status |
partly operational
ⓘ
partly under construction ⓘ |
| strategicRole | key corridor for western Greece access to Athens ⓘ |
| terminus |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration |
double track (Athens–Kiato section)
ⓘ
single track (sections under construction or planned) ⓘ |
| upgradeProject | conversion to high-speed standard-gauge line ⓘ |
| uses | standard gauge track ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Athens–Patras railway
this entity surface form:
Athens–Aigio line
this entity surface form:
Patras–Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi corridor