Classic route
Proastiakos Patras Π2
Patras (Agios Andreas) → Rio · Greece
View on the map →Wikipedia (EL) ↗Stations · 7
Eight metre-gauge kilometres north along the Gulf of Patras to Rio, under the cables of the Rio–Antirrio bridge, on track reopened for the suburban in July 2010.
Stations
- 0 kmAgios Andreas
- 1 kmPatras
- 3 kmPanachaiki
- 4 kmAgyia
- 6 kmBozaitika
- 7 kmKastelokampos
- 8 kmRio
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 1769849 — 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 under 100 m from the shape of R 11303
- 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 Π2?
The Proastiakos Patras Π2 runs 8 km from Patras (Agios Andreas) to Rio.
How long does the Proastiakos Patras Π2 take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 15 min for the 8 km. That is an average of 32 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Proastiakos Patras Π2?
Hellenic Train, with Stadler GTW 4500 metre-gauge railcar.
How old is the Proastiakos Patras Π2?
The line has been in service since 2010. 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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