The Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados (ΟΣΕ, Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος, Greek for Hellenic Railways Organisation) is Greece's railway company and runs freight and passenger trains. The network runs in the Peloponnese, mainland Greece, and several lines in Macedonia and Thrace. Crete, Epirus, the Ionian Islands, the southern and the northern Aegean do not have railways, nor do the prefectures of Laconia, Eurytania, Grevena, Kastoria, Chalkidiki, Kavala and Aitolia-Acarnania. The network of OSE also does not extend to the island of Euboea, although it serves the mainland part of Euboea prefecture. Image File history File links The new logo of OSE S.A., national railway operator of Greece. ... Greece and the Peloponnese The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ... Thrace (Greek Θρᾴκη ThrákÄ“, Bulgarian Тракия Trakija, Turkish Trakya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Epirus (Greek Ήπειρος, Ípeiros; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is a province or periphery in northwestern Greece, bounded by West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, by the Ambracian Gulf and the province of West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the... The Ionian Islands (Greek: Ionia Nisia, Ιόνια Νησιά; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... Greece and the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea in Greece as seen from the island of Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... Laconia (Λακωνία; see also List of traditional Greek place names), also known as Lacedaemonia, was in ancient Greece the portion of the Peloponnesus of which the most important city was Sparta. ... Evritania, Evrytania (Greek: Ευρυτανία), rarely/Latin: Eurytania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Grevena (Greek: Γρεβενά) is a town in Greece, capital of the Grevena prefecture, one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, Cavalla, and Cavalle Greek: Καβάλα, Albanian: Kavalë), (2001 pop. ... Aitolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία) also Aetoloacarnania, rarely Aetolia and Acarnania or Aitoloakarnania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ...

The headquarters of OSE is at 1-3 Karolou Street, Athens 104 37 Greece.

Stations

In August 8, 2005, the most used station, the Peloponnisos station which used to serve passengers to the Peloponnese which was named after as well as western Attica. It was constructed in the mid-1870s by a German architect. It was one of the most used stations in the Athens area and in Greece. It was located on the other side of the Larissa station which is on the opposite line and is the only station left. The station finally closed almost 130 years and the nearest station is not in Agioi Anargyroi to the north. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

Existing lines

SPAP, Athens - Corinth - Patras

The railway is divided into divisions including (part of the line is not ligned with SPAP):

The SPAP: The Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnese Railway begins in Piraeus with a freight yard that carried goods to other parts of the world. It runs north of Piraeus along Piraeus Street and for 6 km runs along Konstantinopouleos Avenue. This route shares the line with the one heading for northern Greece. For the entire shared route, it runs north of the Aegaleo mountains where NATO Avenue is situated and runs into Eleusis and passes into the mountains and onto the Megara plain. After 9 km it runs into Kakia Skala running between the old and new highways. Later, it runs into the plain and runs into the Corinth Refinery aligning between the old and the new roads. The train runs through the underpass of the superhighway and runs throughout into the northern side and over the Corinth Canal and into Corinth next to the Gulf of Corinth. The route of the Corinth - Argos - Tripoli - Megalopoli - Kalamata line begins to the left. The track runs onto the plain on the south side of the old highway, it later runs in the north side and the south side again after the railway crossing. The track runs between the old and the new highways again for the rest of the stretch up to Derveni. For 2 km, the track is under the half-underpass of the toll superhighway. The track runs to the north west of Diakopto and runs next to the gulf again north of downtown Aigio and next to the road up to the West Aigio Interchange. The line runs north of the old and the new highways for the rest of the length with some exceptions near Agios Vasileios. The line ends north of Patras. Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιά(ς) Pireá(s), Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aigáleo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ... Eleusis (Game) The cardgame invented by Robert Abbott in 1962, and later popularized in 1977 by Martin Gardner in his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American magazine. ... The Corinth Canal Bungy jumping at the corinth canal. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. ... Agios Vasileios, also Agios Vassileios, Agios Vassilios, Agios Vassilios, Aghios Vasileios, Aghios Vassileios, Aghios Vasilios or Agios Vassilios (Greek: Άγιος Βασίλειος) , older forms, Ayios Vasileios, Ayios Vassileios, Agios Vassilios and Ayios Vasilios is a village located in the municipality of Rio in the northern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the...

List of stations of the Athens - Corinth - Patras route: The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

• Piraeus train station
• Lefka station
• Rentis station
• Tavros
• Rouf
• Votanikos
• Thymarakia
• Athens train station
• Eleusis train station
• Nea Peramos train station
• Megara train station
• Kakia Skala
• Kineta train station
• Agioi Theodoroi train station
• Kalamaki train station
• Corinth train station - with a station and a freight yard situated in the east
• Velo train station
• Lechaio train station
• Kiato train station
• Xylokastro train station
• Derveni train station
• Diakopto train station
• track with the preserved line to Kalavryta
• Aigeira train station
• Aigio train station
• Kamares train station
• Rio train station, with freight yards
• Patras train station - The Patras train station is situated near Othonos-Amalias Avenue next to the square, the pathway to the port and the port. An old 1900s locomotive lies to the east and the freight yard is to the northeast next to Norman Street.

Nea Peramos (Greek: Νέα Πέραμος), is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Megara (Greek: Μέγαρα) is an ancient city in Attica, Greece, on the Saronic Gulf opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. ... Kineta is also a place in Côté dIvoire, see Kineta, Côté dIvoire Kineta (Greek: Κινέτα) is a suburban town located 52 km W of downtown Athens. ... There are communities that have the name Agioi Theodoroi, other forms, Agii Theodori (Greek: Άγιοι Θεοδώροι for Saint Theodore) in Greece): Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεοδώροι) sometimes Aghioi Theodoroi, Ayioi Theodoroi or Agii Theodorii or Ayii Theodorii is an Athens suburb located around 12 km east of Corinth. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Velo (Greek Modern: Βέλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), older form: Velon is a community and a municipality in the northern part of Corinthia. ... Lechaio (Greek Modern: Λέχαιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), also: Lecheo or Leheo older form: Lechaion, Leheon, Lechaeum, Lekhaion is a community in the municipality of Assos-Lechaio in Corinthia. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Xylokastro (Greek:, Modern: Ξυλόκαστρο Ancient: Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65. ... There are places that have the name Derveni: In Albania Derveni, Albania In Greece Derveni, a village in the prefecture of Achaia Derveni, a village in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia Derveni, a town in the northwestern part of Corinthia Derveni Related Chani Derveni, a place located... Kalalvryta or Kalavrita (Greek: Καλάβρυτα) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaia. ... Aegira is also the older name of Lesbos Aigira or Aegira (Greek: Αιγείρα, older: Αίγειρα), also Egira, Eyira, Aiyira is a community located about 500 m SW of the Gulf of Corinth in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaea. ... Aigion or Aigio (Greek: Modern: Αίγιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, Latin: Aegium) also, Egio or Egionis a town in northeast Achaea that has a population of around 12,000, with a square, a bus terminal and a fountain in downtown. ... Kamares (Greek, Modern: Καμάρες, Ancient/Katharevousa -rai or -re), older forms Kamarai and Kamare is a village located in the municipality of Erinaios in the east-northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the Peloponnese. ... This is a town that uses the same modern name, for other uses see Rio Rio or Rion, Latin: Rhion or Rhium (Greek: Modern: Ρίο Rio, Ancient: Ρίον Rion) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece. ... // Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United...

SPAP, Patras - Lechaina - Pyrgos - Olympia

The line of Patras - Kato Achaia - Lechaina - Amaliada - Pyrgos - Olympia is about 150 km long and runs into the prefectures of Achaia and Ilia. The train runs east of Akti Dymaion and runs by the Gulf of Patras. The track runs in the middle of the old and the new highways until it reaches Kato Achaia and runs in the bottom of the ravine and runs as far as 4 km away from GR-9/E55 until it reaches Lappa. The route afterwards runs north of the portion of the forest and passes into Nea Manolada as its next stop. The track runs west of the highway as it passes near the hills until it reaches Lechaina. The track used to have a connection with the Kavasila - Kyllini/Loutra Kyllinis line. The track runs direstly SW to Kardamas and then into Douneika and away from the hills before reaching Pyrgos. The track bypasses Pyrgos to the north and the routes diverge for Kyparissia and Kalamata. The track runs into the hills and into the last stations of Varvasena and Olympia. Kato Achaia, pre-1990s/rarely Kato Ahaia (Greek: Κάτο Αχαϊά) Is a community 22 km SW of Patras, 242 km W of Athens and 74 km (old 78 km) NE of Pyrgos. ... Lechainá (Λεχαινά), also Lechena or Lehena is a town in the Prefecture of Ilia, Greece that is 39 km N (old distance: 37 km) north of the nearby city of Pyrgos and regions of Messenia and Arcadia. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ... For other places that have the same name, click Pyrgos (disambiguation) Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a city of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... This article is about the modern Greek district Achaea. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... The Gulf of Patras (Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος Patraikos Kolpos) is a gulf that stretches from the eastern part of the Ionian Sea between Oxeia island and Cape Araxos in the south in the west up to the Strait of Rion at the capes Rio and Antirrio to the east next... Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. ... The European route E55 passes through the following cities: Helsingborg - Elsinore - Rostock - Berlin - Dresden - Teplice - Prague - Vienna - Ancona - Ioannina - Arta (bypasses) - Amphilochia - Agrinion - Messolonghi - Rhion * Antirrhion - Patras - Kourtesi - Marathia - Pyrgos - Epitalion - Zacharo - Kalo Nero - near Dorio - near Oichalia - Allagi - Thouria - Kalamáta From Helsingborg, the route continues northward through Sweden and...

List of stations on the Lechaina - Pyrgos - Olympia line:

• Roitika train station
• Vrachneika train station
• Kaminia train station
• Kato Achaia train station, located in the east
• Lappa train station
• Nea Manolada train station, no building
• Varda train station
• Kourtesi train station
• Areti train station, no building
• Lechaina, train station, west side with a freight yard
• Andravida train station, east side
• Kavasila train station and freight yard, west side
• Gastouni train station
• Amaliada train station and freight yard
• Douneika train station
• Pyrgos train station - situated in the south side north of the heart of Pyrgos. The station is within the old road for Tripoli and Olympia and east of the old Patras - Pyrgos highway. It sits in a greenspace location with trees aligned. The station is in the middle.
• Varvasena train station
• Olympia train station with a freight yard, last station.

Roitika (Greek: Ροίτικα) is a community that is located in the municipality of Paralia, and south of Paralia which forms a boundary to its south. ... There are communities and a municipality that have the name Vrachneika, pronunciation: vrakh-NAY-ee-kah (Greek: Βραχνέικα, Βραχναίικα until the 1990s,also Vrahneika) in Greece: Vrachnaiika, rarely Vrachnaiika or Vrahneika (the municipality, Greek: Dêmos/Dimos Vrachnaiikon) is a community and a municipality that is 12 km south of and... There are several things that have the name Kaminia (Greek: Καμίνια): Kaminia (Hydra), Greece, a port near Hydra Kaminia, a villge in the northcentral part of the prefecture of Ioannina Kaminia, a village in the island of Limnos Kaminia, a village in the prefecture of Achaia Kaminia, a city quarter of... Lappa (Greek, Modern: Λάππα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), rarely Lapa is a community in the western part of Achaea in Greece. ... Nea Manolada (Greek:, Modern Νέα Μανολάδα, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Νέα Μανολάς, Nea Manolas) is a community located about 500 m north of GR-9/E55 from the community hall and a square (plateia) on the old highway. ... For other entries that is Varda, see the disambuigation page. ... Kourtesi (Greek: Modern: Κουρτέσι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is a community having its centre off the highway connecting Patras and Pyrgos. ... Areti (Greek: Αρετή) is a community located about 500 m north of GR-9/E55 at the community hall and a square (plateia) in the municipality of Lechaina and the prefecture of Ilia. ... Lechainá (Λεχαινά), also Lechena or Lehena is a town in the Prefecture of Ilia, Greece that is 39 km N (old distance: 37 km) north of the nearby city of Pyrgos and regions of Messenia and Arcadia. ... Andrav da, (Ανδραβίδα) is a city in the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece that has a military base in the east side. ... There are places that have the name Kavasila (Greek, Modern: Καβάσιλα, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Καβάσιλας) in Greece: Kavasila, a village in the Athens metro area (Attica) Kavasila, a village in the prefecture of Ilia Kavasila, a village in Imathia Kavasila, a village in northern Ioannina This is a disambiguation page — a... Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ... There is another Douneika in Aitolia-Acarnania, see Douneika (Aitoloakarnania), Greece Douneika (Greek: Δουνέικα, formerly: Δουναίικα), formerly Dounaiika or rarely Duneika is a community located 2 km west of GR-9A/E55 from the southern entrance and about 3 km from the northern entrance in the southern part of the... Varvasena or Varvassena (Greek: Βαρβάσαινα) is a town in the eastern part of the municipality of Pyrgos in the central part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a city of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ...

SPAP, Pyrgos - Zacharo - Kyparissia

The line runs into the Alpheus and runs east of GR-9/E55 and through Zacharo and into the plain westward with a few forested hills northwest of Kaiafa. The line runs for most of the length west of the highway. It passes into Zacharo and through Neochori and Tholon. The track runs on the right side by an underpass. The train links with a line to Kalamata via Oichalia. The line ends in Kyparissia where a freight yard is located. Kaiafa or Thermal Springs of Kaiafa (Greek, Modern: Καϊάφας, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form Kaiafas, is a spa in the community and the municipality of Zacharo in the southcentral part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Kyparissia, rarely Cyparissia (Greek: Κύπαρισσία) is a town of around 4,000 in western Messenia. ...

List of stations of the Pyrgos - Zacharo - Kyparissia line:

• Epitalio train station
• Kaiafa Springs train station
• Zacharo train station
• Neochori train station
• Tholo train station
• junction with the Kyparissia - Oichalia line
• Kyparissia train station

Epitalio (Greek, Modern: Επιτάλιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form: Epitalion, Latin: Epitalium is a port municipality in the western part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Kaiafa or Thermal Springs of Kaiafa (Greek, Modern: Καϊάφας, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form Kaiafas, is a spa in the community and the municipality of Zacharo in the southcentral part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Zacharo (Greek: Ζαχάρω), also Zaharo or Zakharo is a community and a municipality located in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway named GR-9/E55 linking Pyrgos and GR-9A along with Kyparissia. ... Neochori (Greek, Modern: Νεοχώρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: Νεοχώριον Neohorion, 1970s-1990s: Neohori) is a village in southern Ilia, it is founded south of Zacharo and north of Kyparissia. ... Kyparissia, rarely Cyparissia (Greek: Κύπαρισσία) is a town of around 4,000 in western Messenia. ...

SPAP, Corinth - Argos - Tripoli - Kalamata

The line begins at the line of Athens - Corinth - Patras 1 km SW of downtown Corinth. The line passes into Argos, Tripoli, Megalopoli with a separate line and a branch to a line of Pyrgos - Kyparissia and Kalamata with a freight yard and some abandoned lines to the Port of Kalamata.

Train stations of the Corinth - Argos - Tripoli - Kalamata line:

• Argos train station
• Myloi train station
• Tripoli train station
• Routsi train station
  • branch with another line, length: 4 km, direction, S to N, railway crossings: 1
  • Megalopoli train station in the west and a freight yard in the middle and north.
  • Kalamata train station, with a train station and a freight yard.

Somewhere in 2000 and 2003, there have been a train accident including one at the 186th km of this line. Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... Myloi or Myli, Mili (Greek: Μύλοι), is a village and the seat of the municipality of Lerna in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Argolis. ... Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is the most populated province in Arcadia. ... Routsi (Greek, Modern: Ρούτσι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Routsion is a village and is in the eastern part of the municipality of Falaisia. ... Megalopolis, or Megalopoli is a town famous for its ancient theatre. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki

The line runs with the track for 15 km with the SPAP line in the west. The track later runs in the northeastern part of Attica aligning with GR-1/E75 with mountains, it later runs on flat land from Avlona up to north of Licadeia before running into another mountains up to south of Lamia. There is a gap for flat land while reaching to Lamia. It runs into the mountains and near Domokos and Farsala within the valley. After, the track runs into the plain of Thessaly and runs into Larissa. The track runs into the Tempe valley and throuth the western shores of the Thermian Gulf which is part of the Aegean Sea. Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike;; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... There are several different meanings of Lamia. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Tempe is a variant spelling for the food Tempeh. ... The Thermaic Gulf (or Thermian Gulf, Thermaikos Gulf) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of Thessaloniki, east of Pieria and Imathia, and west of Chalkidiki (prefectures of Greece). ... The Aegean Sea. ...

Stations (except for the joint line with the line to the Peloponnese):

• Larissa
• Agioi Anargyroi
• Pyrgos Vasilissis
• Lykotrypa
• Athens Railway Center (SKA) (future)
• Ano Liosia Train station
• Dekeleia train station
• Afidna train station
• Avlona train station
• Schimatari train station
• Thiva train station
• Lamia train station
• Domokos train station
• joint with the Trikala - Karditsa - Velestino line
• Larissa train station
• Litochoro train station
• Katerini train station
• joint with the line to Edessa - Florina - Niki line
• jount with the line to Efzoni
• joint with the Kilkis - northern Serres line
• Thessaloniki train station, located in the west.

The Athens Railway Center (Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αθηνών) is a railway junction in the north of the Athens Metropolitan Area in the city of Acharnes (Menidi) where the lines from northern Greece and the Peloponese meet. ... Ano Liosia or Ano Liossia (Greek:Άνω Λιόσια ) is a suburb in the nrothern part of Athens, Greece. ... Decelea (Greek: Δεκέλεια), modern Dekeleia or Dekelia, Deceleia or Decelia, previous name Tatoi was a decisive source of supplies for Athens. ... Avlona, Greece Avlona is a city in Greece found north of Olymbos and between Mt. ... Thebes (in modern Greek: Θήβα - Thíva, in ancient Greek and Katharevousa: - ThÄ“bai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... Litochoro, Litohoro (Greek, Modern: Λιτόχωρο, Ancient/Katharevoussa -on), older forms Litochoron, Litohoron and Litokhoron is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Pieria and is the second largest community in Pieria. ...

Trikala - Karditsa - Velestino

The line until the mid-20th century used to serve up to Ioannina. Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. ... Karditsa is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...

Stations:

• Velestino train station
• joint with the Athens - Lamia - Larissa - Thessaloniki line
• Karditsa train station
• Trikala train station

External link: The Pilion Railway played a big role in the economic development of the Pelion region

Florina - Edessa - Naoussa - Veria - Thessaloniki

This line begins west of Florina and runs in the southern part of Lake Vegolitida for 10 km south and runs north of GR-2 (Thessaloniki - Edessa - Florina), the rail runs into the plain and into Naoussa and then near Veria. The line passes within the Aliákmon river valley and enters near Alexandria to connect with the Athens - Thessaloniki railway near the prefecture of Thessaloniki. Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Naoussa is also a village in the island of Paros in the Cyclades, see Naoussa (Paros), Greece. ... Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria (Laconia), Greece Veria (Greek: Βέρροια) , also called Veroia or Verroia, Latin: Berroea, has a population of about 35,000. ... Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... Map showing location of the Aliákmon The Aliákmon (modern Greek: Αλιάκμονας, Aliákmonas; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , Haliákmōn or Aliákmon; Latin: Haliacmon; Bulgarian and Serbian: Бистрица, Bistritsa/Bistrica; Turkish: Ä°nce Karasu) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of 322 km (200 miles). ...

Stations:

• Edessa train station
• Naoussa train station
• Veria train station
• Alexandria train station

Naoussa is also a village in the island of Paros in the Cyclades, see Naoussa (Paros), Greece. ...

Abandoned lines

Antirio - Messolonghi - Agrinio - Amfilochia - Arta - Ioannina

Parts of the railway line were preserved as a monument. In the 1960s, the expense of the ferry and increase in the number of cars made most of the railway line close north of Agrinio. In the 1970s, the line ended in Messolonghi. That line was eliminated in the 1980s and the rail-ferry services were ended. The ferry services began in the 1960s. Agrinio is the largest town of the Aitolia-Acarnania prefecture of Greece, with about 80. ... Arta may refer to: Djibouti Arta District Arta, Djibouti Greece Arta Prefecture Arta, Greece Italy Piano dArta Ancient People Arta Kamuia or Arta Kamuio This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, often Γιάννενα Giannena, Yiannena or Γιάννινα Giannina, Yiannina ; Albanian: Janinë or Janina; Aromanian: Ianina, Bulgarian: Янина Janina) is a city in Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of approximately 100,000. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Messolonghi is a town of about 12,000 people (as of 1991 census) in central Greece. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

• Kavasila - Vartholomio - Kyllini including a branch to the Thermal Springs of Kyllini were closed down in the 1980s.

The line was about 20 km long in total. It had railway stations in Vartholomio with a freight yard, Loutra Kyllinis, Neochori and Kyllini with no building. It was run by SPAP. The line had 4 railway crossings. The line was closed with the opening of the Neochori Bypass north of Neochori in the early 2000s. There are places that have the name Kavasila (Greek, Modern: Καβάσιλα, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Καβάσιλας) in Greece: Kavasila, a village in the Athens metro area (Attica) Kavasila, a village in the prefecture of Ilia Kavasila, a village in Imathia Kavasila, a village in northern Ioannina This is a disambiguation page — a... Vartholomio (Greek: Βαρθολομιο, pre-1970s, -ιον, -ion) is a town and a municipality in northwestern Ilia in Greece. ... There are several places on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece named Kyllíni (classically transliterated as Cyllene or Kyllênê): Mount Kyllini (Cyllene), the mythological birthplace of Hermes (also called Mount Ziria). ... The Thermal Springs of Kyllini (Greek: Λούτρα Κυλλήνης, Loutra Kyllinis), also as Kyllini Springs or Kyllini Baths is a thermal spring area with hotels, restaurants, and a beach located on a southwestern tip of this peninsula. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ...

Messene - Kalamata

• The line was a branch with the Corinth - Argos - Tripoli - Kalamata and was 5 km. It used to link with Messene and had a train station and a freight yard. The track for 4 km align south of GR-82. It became abandoned in the 1980s.

There is also a Messene (pronunciation: meh-SEH-neh) in Angola, see Messene, Angola and Bab Messene (pronunciation: BAHB meh-SEH-neh) in Tunisia Messene (Greek: Μεσσήνη Messínî or Messénê ) was an ancient Greek city, the capital of Messenia (until the modern prefecture was formed), founded by Epaminondas in 369... Greece Interstate 82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparti) is a west to east highway linking Pylos with the GR-9/E55, Kalamata and downtown Sparta with GR-37/E???. The highway begins in downtown Pylos and runs through the southwestern part of Messenia and through curvy roads and through Lykodimos and intersects... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Glyka Nera - Keratea

The line used to ran from south to north. It became abandoned in the mid-20th century. Glyka Nera or Glika Nera (Greek: Γλυκά Νερά meaning sweet water), is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Here were the stations that served that line:

• Glyka Nera railway station
• Paiania railway station
• Koropi railway station
• Markopoulo railway station
• Keratea railway station

Paiania, also, rarely, Paeania or Peania (Greek: Παιανία), is a town in Greece east of the Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens. ... Koropi is also a village in the prefecture of Magnesia, see Koropi (Magnesia), Greece Koropi (Greek, Modern: Κορωπί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... There are communities that have the name Markopoulo in Greece (Greek, Modern: Μαρκόπουλο/ Ancient/Katharevousa: Markopoulon): Markopoulo, a suburban town of Athens. ...

Pelion Railway Line

The railway line ran with the Trikala - Karditsa - Velestino line. The line ran in the northern part of the Pagasetic Gulf and ends into the Pelion mountains. The railway was first opened in 1906 and was constructed by Ernesto de Chirico. The Pelion railway played a big role in the economic develpment of the Pelion region. The railway became abandoned in the 1970s. It is now preserved and is a monumental railway and the trains are in a museum. Here were the stations that served this line: Map Categories: Greece geography stubs | Mediterranean | Seas ... It may have been generated by a computer or by a translator with limited proficiency in English or the original language. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...

• Ano Lechonia railway station
• Volos railway station
• Agria railway station
• Milies railway station

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Ownership

OSE is the sole ownership of the Athens' suburban high-speed or electric railway Proastiakos. Proastiakos (Greek: Προαστιακός, literally the Suburban) is the new suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. ...

External links

• Main Website (in Greek).
• Main Website (English version) (including timetables)
• Railway Operators in Greece
• http://flagspot.net/flags/gr$ose.html
• http://www.mfa.gr/english/greece/today/transportation/railways.html