The railway from Athens Airport to Patras is a double-track, standard-gauge railway line in Greece that, when completed, will connect Athens International Airport with Patras, the country's third-largest city. One of the largest railway projects of the last 30 years in Greece, its completion is of major significance for the infrastructure of the entire region of the northern Peloponnese. , the line is completed until the city of Aigio. A 5.2 km underground section is planned for the final section from Kastellokampos to Agios Andreas in Patras, terminating at the new port of Patras. For most of the section between Athens Airport in East Attica and Mandra in West Attica, the line runs along the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway.
Course + Athens Airport - Patras railway line Main parts of the line (2020) Number of stationsStations namesElectrification (as of 2020)Athens Airport–Acharnes Railway Center3011Athens Airport, Koropi, Paiania-Kantza, Pallini, Doukissis Plakentias, Pentelis, Kifisias, Nerantziotissa, Irakleio, Metamorfosi, Acharnes Railway CenteryesAcharnes Railway Center–KiatoKiato-Athens railway center railway line project, ERGOSE official website10511Zefyri, Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos, Magoula, Nea Peramos, Megara, Kineta, Agioi Theodoroi, Corinth, Zevgolatio, KiatoyesKiato–Aigio7110Diminio, Xylokastro, Lykoporia, Lygia, Akrata, Platanos, Diakopto, Eliki, AigioPostponed to 2026Aigio–Psathopyrgos21.55Rododafni, Selianitika, Kamares, PsathopyrgosPostponed to 2026 (rails, stations, signaling and electrification)Psathopyrgos–Rio 10.55Arachovitika, Agios Vasileios, Aktaion, Rio (November 2025 & 15,5% works: May 2024)Postponed to 2028 (rails, stations, signaling and electrification)Τα νέα μεγάλα έργα που θα φέρουν το τρένο από το Αίγιο στην ΠάτραRio–Patras New Port8.5Peloponnese Newspaper of Patras 6/7/2020 (5.2 underground)Σημεία της ομιλίας του Υπουργού Υποδομών και Μεταφορών κ. Κώστα Καραμανλή στο 8ο Περιφερειακό Αναπτυξιακό Συνέδριο στην Πάτρα9Kastelokampos, Bozaïtika, P.Kanellopoulos str., Agia, Panachaïki, Agios Dionysios, Trion Simmachon (Patras), Agios Andreas, Patras New Port (Stations 1-8 underground)Waiting for a project definition, the agreement with local authorities and the funding are missingNewspaper Peloponnisos 23/1/2024 page 1 "Πάει για το 2029 το υπόγειο τραίνο"
Main stations
The main stations on the Athens Airport–Patras railway are: Athens Airport Station Acharnes Railway Center (Interchange with the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway) Ano Liosia railway station Corinth railway station Kiato railway station Diakopto railway station (Interchange with the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway) Aigio railway station
Services
, the Athens Airport–Patras railway is used by the following passenger services, all part of the Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) network: Line 1: Piraeus–Athens–Airport (also uses the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway) Line 2: Piraeus–Athens–Kiato (also uses the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway) Line 4: Ano Liosia–Koropi–Airport Line 5: Aigio–Kiato–Athens/Airport
Future As part of the P.A.Th.E./P. project, the line is being extended to Patras. The remaining part from Rio to Patras will be partly underground with a terminus in the new harbour. The existing train station of Patras will get a new function in a new recreational space. The electrification of the Kiato–Aigio section will allow direct services to and from Athens, as passengers must currently change between electric and diesel trains at Kiato. On the south-eastern side, the line will be prolonged up to Lavrio and Rafina. A tender note has been published by ERGOSE SA, with Jan 14th 2022 deadline.
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References
External links OSE Trainose