Mountain route
Odontotos Rack Railway
Diakofto → Kalavryta · Greece
An 1896 rack line climbs 700 m up the sheer Vouraikos gorge to Kalavryta, through tunnels and along ledges cut above the torrent.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1769948 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of UEx 1331
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Odontotos Rack Railway?
The Odontotos Rack Railway runs 22 km from Diakofto to Kalavryta.
How long does the Odontotos Rack Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 5 min for the 22 km. That is an average of 20 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Odontotos Rack Railway?
Hellenic Train, with Stadler metre-gauge rack railcars.
How old is the Odontotos Rack Railway?
The line has been in service since 1896. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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