Patras–Kyparissia railway

The Patras–Kyparissia railway (Greek: Σιδηροδρομική Γραμμή Πάτρας - Κυπαρισσίας) is a railway line of the OSE in Achaea, Elis, and Messenia, southwestern Greece. This 163 km long single track metre-gauge line connects Patras, Pyrgos and Kyparissia.[1]

Patras–Kyparissia railway
6501 series DMU at Pyrgos railway station (2007)
Overview
Locale	Greece (Attica, Peloponnese, West Greece)
Termini	Patras railway station Kyparissia railway station
Operation
Opened	1888
Closed	2011 (Partially)
Owner	OSE
Operator(s)	TrainOSE
Technical
Line length	163 km (101 mi) (Nov 2019)
Number of tracks	Single-track
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in)
Electrification	no

Patras–Kyparissia railway
km Piraeus–Patras railway to Piraeus 230.2 Patras 231.5 0.0 Agios Andreas 2.9 Glafkos 10.0 Vrachnaiika 15.1 Kaminia 18.0 Alissos Peiros 20.6 Kato Achaia 30.1 Sageika 35.0 Lappas 41.0 Nea Manolada 43.9 Varda 51.3 Kourtesi 57.8 Lechaina 61.1 Andravida 64.6 Kavasila Kavasila–Kyllini railway to Kyllini 65.2 Pineios 67.0 Gastouni 72.2 Ampelokipos 77.4 Amaliada 83.4 Douneika 86.4 Agios Ilias 87.8 Miramare 91.2 Skourochori 94.9 Lasteika to Katakolo 98.7 0.0 Pyrgos 1.5 Lampeti 4.0 Koliri 6.0 Varvasaina 7.2 Alfeios to Olympia Alfeios 8.8 Alfeiousa 12.5 Epitalio 17.9 Krestena 21.7 Ano Samiko 24.8 Samiko 29.4 Kaiafas 34.6 Zacharo 37.3 Kakovatos 40.0 Neochori 45.5 Giannitsochori Neda 47.7 Elaia 50.5 Agiannakis 56.5 Kalo Nero to Zevgolateio 63.0 Kyparissia km

Connections

The Patras–Kyparissia railway is connected to the following other railway lines:

• at Patras to the Piraeus–Patras railway
• at Kavasila to the (abandoned) Kavasila–Kyllini railway
• at Pyrgos to Katakolo[1]
• at Alfeios to Olympia[1]
• at Kalo Nero to Zevgolateio[1]

There was a ferry connection from Patras to Kryoneri, the southern terminus of the (now abandoned) railway line to Missolonghi and Agrinio.

History

Construction of the line was started in May 1887. The first section from Patras to Kato Achaia was opened in 1888, and to Pyrgos in 1890. Kyparissia was reached in 1902. Since January 2011, passenger traffic on most of the line has been suspended.[2]

Current use

Currently, only two sections of the railway are in use:

• Patras–Agios Andreas (as part of the Patras suburban railway)[3]
• Pyrgos–Alfeios (tourist trains from Katakolo to Olympia)[4]

References

1. "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
2. "Announcement OSE". Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
3. TrainOSE Patras Suburban Railway
4. TrainOSE brochure Katakolo-Olympia

External links

• Friendly Associations of Greek Railways site (in Greek)
• Official website of the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)
• TRAINOSE website