Classic route
Proastiakos Patras Π1
Patras (Agios Andreas) → Kato Achaia · Greece
View on the map →Wikipedia (EL) ↗Stations · 10
West out of Patras on the old metre-gauge Pyrgos line, running the beach villages of the Achaean coast to Kato Achaia, which got its trains back in February 2020.
Stations
- 0 kmAgios Andreas
- 2 kmAntheias
- 3 kmIties
- 5 kmParalia Patron
- 7 kmMintilogli
- 10 kmVrachneika
- 12 kmTsoukaleika
- 15 kmKaminia
- 18 kmAlyssos
- 20 kmKato Achaia
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 11748537 — 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 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.2 km from the shape of R 11352
- 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 Proastiakos Patras Π1?
The Proastiakos Patras Π1 runs 20 km from Patras (Agios Andreas) to Kato Achaia.
How long does the Proastiakos Patras Π1 take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 35 min for the 20 km. That is an average of 34 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Proastiakos Patras Π1?
Hellenic Train, with Stadler GTW 4500 metre-gauge railcar.
How old is the Proastiakos Patras Π1?
The line has been in service since 2020. 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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