Heritage route
Pelion Railway
Ano Lechonia → Milies · Greece
Evaristo de Chirico’s 600 mm mountain railway on Mt Pelion curls over his iron-and-stone bridge near Milies through olive and apple groves.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11819962 — 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of UEx 3800
- 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 Pelion Railway?
The Pelion Railway runs 15 km from Ano Lechonia to Milies.
How long does the Pelion Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 15 km. That is an average of 10 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Pelion Railway?
Hellenic Train, with heritage diesel train.
How old is the Pelion Railway?
The line has been in service since 1903. 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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