Line A1 (Athens Suburban Railway)

{{Infobox rail service

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| name = Line A1 (Piraeus–Airport)

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| image = OSE_Baureihe_460.jpg

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| caption = An OSE class 460 train in the median strip of Attiki Odos, bound for Athens Airport.

| type = Commuter rail

| status = Operating

| locale = Greece (Attica)

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| operator = Hellenic Train

| formeroperator = TrainOSE

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| website = {{URL|https://www.hellenictrain.gr/}}

| start = Piraeus

| end = Athens Airport

| distance = {{convert|48.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2023}}

| journeytime = 1 hour and 3 minutes

| frequency = 18 per-day

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| line_used = Piraeus–Platy Athens Airport–Patras

| stock = OSE class 460 (EMU)

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Line A1 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train. The service connects Piraeus with the Airport. The line shares a part of its course with lines A2 and A4 as well as Metro line 3, but also with line A3 at Athens. The first Suburban line was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, using 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs between Larissa Station (Now Athens) and the Airport.{{cite web |last1=Athens Suburban and Regional Railway |title=Athens Suburban and Regional Railway {{!}} Hellenic Train |url=https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en/athens-suburban-and-regional-railway |website=Hellenic Train |access-date=14 February 2025 |language=en}} With the completion of the electrification of the sections of the line to Athens in 2017 and Piraeus in 2018.{{cite web |title=Ηλεκτροκίνηση 3 Γέφυρες – Πειραιάς |url=https://www.ergose.gr/project/ilektrokinisi_3_gefyres_peiraias/ |publisher=ΕΡΓΟΣΕ |access-date=6 September 2020 |date=5 September 2018}}{{cite web |title=ΣΚΑ – 3 Γέφυρες |url=https://www.ergose.gr/project/ska-aerodromio-2-2/ |publisher=ΕΡΓΟΣΕ |access-date=6 September 2020 |date=19 March 2018}} The line now exclusively uses OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.

History

The initial planning phase of the service provided for the use of express trains (Airport Express) from Piraeus to the Airport with intermediate stations only in Athens, Agioi Anargyroi, Neratziotissa, Kifissias and Dukisis Placentias, and with a journey time of half an hour. In the end, however, the need to connect the capital's international airport with the city's most central station, Syntagma, imposed the joint travel of Suburban and Metro from Doukissis Plakentias to the Airport.{{citation needed|date= January 2023}}

The first section of what is now Line A1 opened on 30 July 2004: the standard gauge service ran from {{rws|Athens}} to the Airport, using Class 560 diesel multiple units.{{cite news|last1=Chatziioannidou|first1=Efis|title=Και ο προαστιακός σιδηρόδρομος μπήκε σε τροχιά|trans-title=And the commuter rail gets on track|url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/190156/kai-o-proastiakos-sidirodromos-mpike-se-trochia|access-date=6 August 2024|work=Kathimerini|publisher=Kathimerini Publishing|date=31 July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414060702/https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/190156/kai-o-proastiakos-sidirodromos-mpike-se-trochia|archive-date=14 April 2021|location=Athens|language=el}} Electric train services using Class 460 electric multiple units were introduced between Neratziotissa and the Airport in 2006. On 4 June 2007, diesel services were extended south from Athens to {{stn|Piraeus}}, replacing the relevant part of the metre-gauge railway of the Piraeus–Patras railway that closed in August 2005.{{cite news|title=Πειραιάς – Σπάτα σε 50 λεπτά με τον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο|trans-title=Piraeus-Spata in 50 minutes by Suburban Railway|url=https://www.in.gr/2007/06/01/greece/peiraias-spata-se-50-lepta-me-ton-proastiako-sidirodromo|access-date=6 August 2024|work=in.gr|publisher=Alter Ego Media|date=1 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315013351/https://www.in.gr/2007/06/01/greece/peiraias-spata-se-50-lepta-me-ton-proastiako-sidirodromo|archive-date=15 March 2024|location=Athens|language=el}}

Direct suburban railway services from Piraeus and Athens to the Airport were suspended on 6 July 2008, forcing passengers to change at {{rws|Ano Liosia}} and (until 14 February 2009) Neratziotissa.{{cite web|title=Νέα Δρομολόγια Προαστιακού Σιδηροδρόμου|trans-title=New Suburban Railway Timetable|url=http://www.proastiakos.gr/?tid=9&aid=58|website=Proastiakos|publisher=OSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706074450/http://www.proastiakos.gr/?tid=9&aid=58|archive-date=6 July 2008|location=Athens|language=el|date=3 July 2008|url-status=unfit}} {{cite web|title=Πρόγραμμα Δρομολογίων|trans-title=Programme Timetable|url=http://proastiakos.gr/files_files/File/DROMOLOGIA_6_7_08(1).pdf|website=Proastiakos|publisher=OSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205231107/http://proastiakos.gr/files_files/File/DROMOLOGIA_6_7_08(1).pdf|archive-date=5 February 2009|location=Athens|language=el,en|date=27 June 2008|url-status=unfit}}{{cite web|title=Μεταβολή Δρομολογίων λόγω έργων|trans-title=Changed timetables due to works|url=http://www.proastiakos.gr/?tid=9&aid=76|website=Proastiakos|publisher=OSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601053438/http://www.proastiakos.gr/?tid=9&aid=76|archive-date=1 June 2009|location=Athens|language=el|date=12 February 2009|url-status=unfit}} {{cite web|title=Χάρτης και δρομολόγια|trans-title=Map and timetable|url=http://trainose.gr/attachments/article/10/Timologiaki_final.pdf|website=Proastiakos|publisher=OSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201070816/http://trainose.gr/attachments/article/10/Timologiaki_final.pdf|archive-date=1 December 2010|location=Athens|language=el,en|date=29 August 2009}} Direct services were restored with the electrification of the Piraeus–Platy railway from {{rws|Agioi Anargyroi}} to Athens on 30 July 2017, and then to Piraeus on 1 February 2018, when the last diesel services on what is now Line A1 ceased.{{cite web|title=Σημαντικές αλλαγές στον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο Αθήνας από 30/07/2017|trans-title=Important changes for the Athens Suburban Railway from 30/07/2017|url=http://www.trainose.gr/σημαντικές-αλλαγές-στον-προαστιακό-σ|website=TrainOSE|publisher=OSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731171830/http://www.trainose.gr/σημαντικές-αλλαγές-στον-προαστιακό-σ|archive-date=31 July 2017|location=Athens|language=el|date=July 2017}} {{cite web|title=Προαστιακός Σιδηρόδρομος Αθηνών|trans-title=Athens Suburban Railway (map)|url=http://www.trainose.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/suburban_athens_from_07_2017.pdf|website=TrainOSE|publisher=OSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809001547/http://www.trainose.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/suburban_athens_from_07_2017.pdf|archive-date=9 August 2017|location=Athens|language=el,en|date=July 2017}}{{cite web|title=Απευθείας δρομολόγια Πειραιάς–Αεροδρόμιο & Πειραιάς–Κιάτο από 1η Φεβρουαρίου. Επιπλέον δρομολόγια μεταξύ ΣΚΑ–Κορωπί και αντίστροφα για την καλύτερη εξυπηρέτηση των εργαζομένων|trans-title=Direct services for Piraeus–Airport and Piraeus–Kiato from 1 February. Additional services between SKA–Koropi and vice versa for the better service of the employees|url=http://www.trainose.gr/unassinged/δελτίο-τύπου-30-01-2018-απευθειασ-δρομολογια|website=TrainOSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203190430/http://www.trainose.gr/unassinged/δελτίο-τύπου-30-01-2018-απευθειασ-δρομολογια|archive-date=3 February 2018|location=Athens|language=el|date=30 January 2018}} {{cite web|title=Προαστιακές Γραμμές Αθηνών|trans-title=Athens Suburban Railway Lines|url=http://www.trainose.gr/επιβατικό-έργο/προαστιακός-σιδηρόδρομος/προαστιακός-αθηνών|website=TrainOSE|access-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209142216/http://www.trainose.gr/επιβατικό-έργο/προαστιακός-σιδηρόδρομος/προαστιακός-αθηνών|archive-date=9 February 2018|location=Athens|language=el|date=9 February 2018}}

Route

On the Airport–Patras segment, Lines A2 and Athens Metro Line 3 shares the route from the Airport up to {{rws|Metamorfosi}} and {{stn|Pallini}} respectively. However, most Metro Line 3 trains start or terminate at {{stn|Doukissis Plakentias}}, with a through service to the Airport leaving once every 36 minutes.{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://stasy.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ΕΝ_ΠΙΝΑΚΕΣ-ΔΡΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ-ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟΥ_ΔΗΜ.-ΘΕΑΤΡΟ-ΠΡΟΣ-ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟ_17.10.22.pdf|website=STASY|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021191024/https://stasy.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ΕΝ_ΠΙΝΑΚΕΣ-ΔΡΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ-ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟΥ_ΔΗΜ.-ΘΕΑΤΡΟ-ΠΡΟΣ-ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟ_17.10.22.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2022|location=Athens|language=Greek|date=17 October 2022}}

Stations

The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage.

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| Terminal station

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style="background-color:#FFFFE6"|{{stn|Piraeus}} ^†#

| style="background-color:#FFFFE6"|{{lang|el|Πειραιάς}}

| Piraeus

| 30 June 1884{{cite book|title=Οι Ελληνικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι|trans-title=The Greek Railways|date=1997|publisher=Militos|location=Athens|isbn=9608460077|page=178|language=el}}
rebuilt 2007

| Interchange with Athens Metro Line 3.

| {{coord|37.949095|23.643430|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Piraeus}}

| {{lang|el|Λεύκα}}

| Piraeus

| 30 June 1884{{cite news|title=Πειραιάς – Σπάτα σε 50 λεπτά με τον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο|trans-title=Piraeus-Spata in 50 minutes by Suburban Railway|url=https://www.in.gr/2007/06/01/greece/peiraias-spata-se-50-lepta-me-ton-proastiako-sidirodromo|access-date=6 August 2024|work=in.gr|publisher=Alter Ego Media|date=1 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315013351/https://www.in.gr/2007/06/01/greece/peiraias-spata-se-50-lepta-me-ton-proastiako-sidirodromo|archive-date=15 March 2024|location=Athens|language=el}}
rebuilt 2007

| {{coord|37.955375|23.653910|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Lefka}}

| {{lang|el|Ρέντης}}

| Piraeus

| 30 June 1884
rebuilt 2007

| {{coord|37.962320|23.668540|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Rentis}}

Tauros

| {{lang|el|Ταύρος}}

| South Athens

| 1 October 2014{{cite news|title=Σε λειτουργία από την Τετάρτη ο σταθμός Ταύρος του Προαστιακού|trans-title=Tavros station of the Suburban Railway in operation from Wednesday|url=https://www.tanea.gr/2014/09/30/greece/se-leitoyrgia-apo-tin-tetarti-o-stathmos-tayros-toy-proastiakoy|access-date=1 February 2025|work=Ta Nea|publisher=Alter Ego Media|date=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721041906/https://www.tanea.gr/2014/09/30/greece/se-leitoyrgia-apo-tin-tetarti-o-stathmos-tayros-toy-proastiakoy|archive-date=21 July 2023|location=Athens|language=el}}

| This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|37.968745|23.693320|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Tauros}}

| {{lang|el|Ρουφ}}

| {{ubl|Central Athens|South Athens}}

| 30 June 1884
rebuilt 2007

| {{coord|37.973735|23.704055|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Rouf}}

style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|Athina ^#

| style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{lang|el|Αθήνα}}

| Central Athens

| 8 March 1904{{cite book|title=Οι Ελληνικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι|trans-title=The Greek Railways|date=1997|publisher=Militos|location=Athens|isbn=9608460077|page=77|language=el}}

| Interchange with Hellenic Train, and Athens Metro Line 2 at Larissa Station.

| {{coord|37.992365|23.720215|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Athina}}

style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{rws|Agioi Anargyroi}} ^#

| style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{lang|el|Άγιοι Ανάργυροι}}

| West Athens

| 8 August 2010{{cite news|title=Δύο νέοι σταθμοί του Προαστιακού σε Μεταμόρφωση και Αγίους Αναργύρους|trans-title=Two new Suburban Railway stations in Metamorfosi and Agioi Anargyroi|url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/76940/dyo-neoi-stathmoi-toy-proastiakoy-se-metamorfosh-kai-agioys-anargyroys|access-date=4 February 2025|work=Proto Thema|publisher=Tassos Karamitsos|date=8 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204194325/https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/76940/dyo-neoi-stathmoi-toy-proastiakoy-se-metamorfosh-kai-agioys-anargyroys|archive-date=4 February 2025|location=Athens|language=el}}

| Interchange with Line A3 to {{rws|Chalcis}}.

This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|38.021770|23.718380|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Agioi Anargyroi}}

| {{lang|el|Πύργος Βασιλίσσης}}

| West Athens

| 27 February 2014{{cite web|title=Άνοιξαν οι σταθμοί Πύργος Βασιλίσσης και Κάτω Αχαρναί του Προαστιακού|trans-title=Pyrgos Vasilissis and Kato Acharnai stations of the Suburban Railway have opened|url=http://www.athenstransport.com/2014/02/pyrgos-acharnai|website=Athens Transport|access-date=31 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706212148/http://www.athenstransport.com/2014/02/pyrgos-acharnai|archive-date=6 July 2014|language=el|date=27 February 2014}}

| This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|38.039610|23.727395|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Pyrgos Vasilissis}}

style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|Kato Acharnai ^#

| style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{lang|el|Κάτω Αχαρναί}}

| East Attica

| 27 February 2014

| Interchange with Line A4 to {{rws|Kiato}}.

This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|38.054065|23.732580|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Kato Acharnai}}

style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{rws|Metamorfosi}} ^#

| style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{lang|el|Μεταμόρφωση}}

| North Athens

| 8 August 2010

| Interchange with Line A2 to {{rws|Ano Liosia}}.

This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|38.060135|23.755730|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Metamorfosi}}

Iraklio

| {{lang|el|Ηράκλειο}}

| North Athens

| 30 July 2004

| {{coord|38.057155|23.771350|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Iraklio}}

style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{stn|Neratziotissa}}{{efn|Nerantziotissa is signed as "Nerantziotissa" ({{langx|el|Nerantziotissa}}) on the Athens Metro.{{cite web|title=3 εικόνες ντροπής από το σταθμό Νερατζιώτισσα του Προαστιακού|trans-title=3 images of shame from the Neratziotissa Suburban station|url=https://www.athenstransport.com/2019/01/neratziotissa-stathmos/|website=Athens Transport|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018144111/https://www.athenstransport.com/2019/01/neratziotissa-stathmos/|archive-date=18 October 2022|language=Greek|date=15 January 2019}}}} ^#

| style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{lang|el|Νερατζιώτισσα}}

| North Athens

| 6 August 2004{{cite web|title=Δελτία Τύπου & Ανακοινώσεις|trans-title=Press Releases & Announcements|url=http://www.isap.gr/press_inside.asp?id=2|website=Athens Piraeus Electric Railways|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010112213/http://www.isap.gr/press_inside.asp?id=2|archive-date=10 October 2004|location=Athens|language=Greek|date=5 August 2004|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Οι ολυμπιακές συγκοινωνίες της Αθήνας του 2004|trans-title=Athens 2004 Olympic transport|url=https://www.athenstransport.com/2019/08/sygkoinonies-2004/|website=Athens Transport|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018160207/https://www.athenstransport.com/2019/08/sygkoinonies-2004/|archive-date=18 October 2022|language=Greek|date=13 August 2019}}

| Interchange with Athens Metro Line 1.

This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|38.045120|23.792945|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Neratziotissa}}

| {{lang|el|Κηφισίας}}

| North Athens

| 30 July 2004

| {{coord|38.042100|23.803465|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Kifisias}}

| {{lang|el|Πεντέλης}}

| North Athens

| 21 February 2007{{cite news|title=Ανοιξε ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στην Πεντέλη|trans-title=The Suburban Railway station in Penteli has opened|url=https://www.in.gr/2007/02/21/greece/anoikse-o-stathmos-toy-proastiakoy-stin-penteli|access-date=4 February 2025|work=in.gr|publisher=Alter Ego Media|date=21 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204193341/https://www.in.gr/2007/02/21/greece/anoikse-o-stathmos-toy-proastiakoy-stin-penteli|archive-date=4 February 2025|location=Athens|language=el}}

| This station opened after the original route.

| {{coord|38.033460|23.821965|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Pentelis}}

style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|Plakentias{{efn|Plakentias is signed as "Doukissis Plakentias" ({{langx|el|Δουκίσσης Πλακεντίας}}) on the Athens Metro.}} ^#

| style="background-color:#E6FFE6"|{{lang|el|Πλακεντίας}}

| North Athens

| 30 July 2004

| Interchange with Athens Metro Line 3 at Doukissis Plakentias.

| {{coord|38.024720|23.833910|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Plakentias}}

| {{lang|el|Παλλήνη}}

| East Attica

| 30 July 2004

| {{coord|38.005100|23.869825|type:railwaystation_region:GR-I_scale:100000|name=Pallini}}

| {{lang|el|Παιανία - Κάντζα}}

| East Attica

| 30 July 2004