Line A2 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) service in northern Athens and East Attica, managed by Hellenic Train. The service runs between and Athens International Airport, reinforcing Line A1 along the median strip of the A6 motorway: it also runs concurrently in part with lines A4 and Metro Line 3, and has an interchange with Line A3 at Acharnes Railway Center (SKA).
Although Suburban Railway services through the Athens Airport–Patras axis of SKA started in September 2005, the service in its current form began on 30 July 2017, using OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.
History Line A2 is a remnant of a standard gauge Athens Suburban Railway service that ran between and , via the Athens Airport–Patras axis of Acharnes Railway Center (SKA). The first section of the service, between the Airport and and using Class 560 diesel multiple units, began on 27 September 2005: the western extension to Kiato followed on 9 July 2007. , the current western terminus of Line A2, opened on 18 July 2006.
From 6 July 2008 to 12 December 2010, the service was reduced to running between Ano Liosia and due to electrification works, although it was extended back east to Athens Airport on 14 February 2009, henceforth being served with Class 460 electric multiple units.
The current service that reinforces what is now Line A1 was introduced on 30 July 2017, following the introduction of a new Suburban Railway network after the extension of electrification to Athens railway station and (from 2018) : the service was then extended west to Ano Liosia on 24 February 2018.
Route
Line A2 runs between and , along the median strip of the A6 and A64 motorways. Since 22 November 2025, there are 32 trains per day on weekdays, and 18 trains per day on weekends and public holidays, resulting in a frequency of two trains and one train per hour respectively.
Line A2 acts as a feeder service in order to reinforce services along parts of Line A1 and Athens Metro Line 3, from the Airport up to and respectively. However, most Metro Line 3 trains start or terminate at (an interchange with Lines A1 and A2 at Plakentias) with a through service to the Airport leaving once every 36 minutes.
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Stations
The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage.
† Terminal station# Interchange station
StationStation Regional unitOpenedInterchanges and notesPosition †# West Attica 18 July 2006 Interchange with Line A4.
Opened as infill station. Line A2 does not stop at .Acharnes Railway Center # East Attica 5 April 2011 Interchange with Line A3, and Hellenic Train.
Opened as infill station. # North Athens 8 August 2010 Start of common section with Line A1.
Opened as infill station. Iraklio North Athens 30 July 2004 # North Athens 6 August 2004 Interchange with Athens Metro Line 1. North Athens 30 July 2004 North Athens 21 February 2007 Opened as infill station. Plakentias # North Athens 30 July 2004 Start of common section with Athens Metro Line 3. East Attica 30 July 2004 East Attica 30 July 2004 East Attica 30 July 2004 Athens International Airport † East Attica 30 July 2004 End of common section with Line A1 and Athens Metro Line 3. This station is operated by Athens International Airport S.A.
See also Hellenic Railways Organisation Hellenic Train Proastiakos
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