Line A1 (Athens Suburban Railway)

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Line A1 (Piraeus–Airport)
An OSE class 460 train in the median strip of Attiki Odos, bound for Athens Airport.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Greece (Attica)
First service	30 July 2004; 20 years ago (2004-07-30)
Current operator(s)	Hellenic Train
Former operator(s)	TrainOSE
Website	www.hellenictrain.gr
Route
Termini	Piraeus Athens Airport
Distance travelled	48.2 km (30.0 mi)[full citation needed]
Average journey time	1 hour and 3 minutes
Service frequency	18 per-day
Line(s) used	Piraeus–Platy Athens Airport–Patras
Technical
Rolling stock	OSE class 460 (EMU)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph) (average) 200 km/h (124 mph) (highest)
Track owner(s)	OSE (Lines), Gaiose (Buildings)[1]
Route map Legend   Athens Airport Koropi Paiania–Kantza Pallini OSE│Elliniko Metro Plakentias Line 3 via Syntagma Pentelis Kifisias Neratziotissa Irakleio Metamorfosi Line A2 to Ano Liosia Line A3 to Chalcis Line A4 to Kiato   Kato Acharnes Pyrgos Vasilissis Agioi Anargyroi Athens Rouf Tavros Rentis Lefka   Piraeus Key planned interchange Athens Metro other lines This diagram: view talk edit

Line A1 is an Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) line in Athens, Greece, managed by Hellenic Train. The service connects Piraeus with the Airport. The line shares a part of its course with lines A2 and A4 as well as Metro line 3, but also with line A3 at Athens. The first Suburban line was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, using 17 OSE Class 560 DMUs between Larissa Station (Now Athens) and the Airport. With the completion of the electrification of the sections of the line to Athens in 2017 and Piraeus in 2018.^[2][3] The line now exclusively uses OSE class 460 EMUs rolling stock.