Scenic route
Katakolo–Olympia Train
Katakolo → Ancient Olympia · Greece
Greece’s first provincial railway (1882–83) reborn as a cruise shuttle: a metre-gauge railcar links Katakolo’s quay with the sanctuary of Ancient Olympia.
- Distance
- 33 km
- Fastest time
- ~45 min
- Average speed
- 44 km/h
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmKatakolo
- 1 kmSykia
- 2 kmEkklisia
- 2 kmNeos Dromos
- 7 kmAgios Ioannis
- 9 kmAgios Konstantinos
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- 11 kmNosokomeio Pyrgou
- 12 kmPyrgos
- 14 kmLampeti
- 16 kmKoliri
- 18 kmVarvasena
- 19 kmAlfeios
- 23 kmSalmoni
- 24 kmStrefi
- 25 kmBrouma
- 28 kmPelopio
- 29 kmPlatanos
- 32 kmKoskinas
- 33 kmOlympia
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 19022466: 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 0.9 km from the shape of UEx 1382
- 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 Katakolo–Olympia Train?
The Katakolo–Olympia Train runs 33 km from Katakolo to Ancient Olympia.
How long does the Katakolo–Olympia Train take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~45 min for the 33 km. That is an average of 44 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Katakolo–Olympia Train?
Hellenic Train, with Stadler GTW 2/6 railcar (4500).
How old is the Katakolo–Olympia Train?
The line has been in service since 1883. 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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