Leianokladi–Stylida railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerHellenic Railways Organisation
LocaleGreece Central Greece,
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeRegional railway
Operator(s)Hellenic Train
History
Opened1904
Technical
Line length22.7 km (14.1 mi)
Track length1,453 mm (Standard-gauge)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) (average)
Route map
Leianokladi–Stylida railway
km
00.0
 Leianokladi
Piraeus–Platy railway
to Athens and Thessaloniki
11.0
 Kalyvia Lamias
11.7
 Revenia
12.7
 Pagkrati
13.0
 Lamia Bus interchange
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EO3
 
 
19.0
 Roditsa
21.0
 Megali Vrysi
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A 1
 
 
23.0
 Agia Marina
24.4
 Vassiliki
26.5
 Stylida ferry/water interchange
km

The Leianokladi to Stylida railway or Proastiakos Lamia (Lamia Suburban Railway) is an unelectrificated standard gauge single-track railway regional railway line that connects Leianokladi in Central Greece, with Lamia and Stylida. The route is covered in 33 minutes.

History

The line opened 1905.[1] In 1920 the line became part of the Hellenic State Railways. In 1971, the Hellenic State Railways was reorganised into the OSE[2] taking over responsibilities for most for Greece's rail infrastructure. However, by 1970 the regular passenger itineraries from Piraeus and Athens to Lamia and Stylida were suspended and only the periodic summer excursion itineraries for the transport of bathers to the beach of Agia Marina and the commercial itineraries remained.[3] In 1991 the line Athens Leianokladi-Lamia-Stylida is reopened with passenger trains and freight services. In 2011 the passenger operation of the line is transformed into a suburban line with 12 pairs of routes, 7 between Leianokladi-Lamia-Stylida and the remaining 5 between Leianokladi-Lamia, the connecting bus that connected the OSE agency in Lamia with the Leianokladi station.[4] In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[5] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. On 16 March 2020, in the midst of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, it was decided to suspend services (trains and bus lines) temporarily.[6] On 1 July 2020, the railway line reopened with the measures envisaged for the coronavirus. In July 2022, the line began being served by Hellenic Train, the rebranded TranOSE[7]

Stations

References

  1. ↑ "Εσύ τι γνωρίζεις για τον προαστιακό "Λαμίας - Στυλίδας" ?".
  2. ↑ Law 674/1971, Government Gazette A-192/1970
  3. ↑ "Εσύ τι γνωρίζεις για τον προαστιακό "Λαμίας - Στυλίδας" ?".
  4. ↑ "Εσύ τι γνωρίζεις για τον προαστιακό "Λαμίας - Στυλίδας" ?".
  5. ↑ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ 16/03/2020 - ΤΡΟΠΟΠΟΙΗΣΕΙΣ ΔΡΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ ΛΟΓΩ COVID-19". TrainOSE. March 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Newsroom (2022-07-02). "TrainOSE renamed Hellenic Train, eyes expansion | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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