Patras railway station

Coordinates: 38°14′59″N 21°44′06″E / 38.2498°N 21.7351°E / 38.2498; 21.7351
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Patras Suburban Railway
Πάτρα
Patra
Patras railway station, view from the railway tracks, 2018
General information
LocationOthonos kai Amalias, 262 21, Patras
Achaea
Greece
Coordinates38°14′59″N 21°44′06″E / 38.2498°N 21.7351°E / 38.2498; 21.7351
Owned byGAIAOSE[1]
Line(s)Piraeus–Patras railway and
Patras–Kyparissia railway[2]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsHellenic Train
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Accessible
Other information
Fare zoneA (A1)[3]
Websitehttp://www.ose.gr/en/
History
Opened1954
Rebuilt9 July 2010; 13 years ago (2010-07-09)
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Suburban Rail Following station
Agios Andreas
Terminus
 Line P2 Panachaiki
towards Rio
Location
Map
Patras railway station
line structure
Diagram not to scale
Legend
to Agios Andreas
to Panachaiki

Patras railway station (

Athens Airport and Piraeus (via Athens central railway station) are available.[4] Diakopto is also the terminus of the unique rack railway to Kalavryta
.

History

The station opened in 1954 as the main passenger terminal of the city (replacing the older Agios Dionysios as the closest station to the city centre) on the Kryoneri-Agrinio line, constructed in 1890. Originally located near the current hotel "Astir"[5] Considerations for the construction of the station near the port of Patras had as early as 1901. A holt had opened for commercial use one due to its proximity to the port [6] with the construction in 1890 of the Kryoneri-Agrinio line, the station became the end of that line. The goods were transported to the city port to be unloaded on ships.[7] as a result when the station opened in 1954 it became both the terminal of the line Piraeus-Patras and a starting point of the now defunct Patras-Kyparissia line.

In 1970

TrainOSE, currently, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane[10] infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. From 29 February 2020 service were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the starting point of the new Line P1 of the Suburban Railway to the town of Kato Achaia.[11] With the resumption of services on 4 July 2020, it was replaced as the starting point of Line P1[12] by Agios Andreas.[13][14]

The station also serves as the starting point of the TRAINOSE bus services that connects Patras with Aigio and Kiato via Diakoptos, where the starting point of Odontotos is located. The railway response takes place at these three stations with the Athens Suburban Railway. The trains of the latter run on the line Airport-Patras, the construction of which has been completed to Rododafni Achaia.

Facilities

The station lies in central Patras between Othonos-Amalias Avenue and the north port. It is a small concrete building, typical of the 1950s, without any modern facilities. Beside the station, there is a restaurant and a cafeteria. There is only a single platform and two meter gauge rail tracks. After the completion of the new railway line[15] the station will move to another more spacious building, but still, there are no publicly available data regarding the location and the architectural design of the new station.

Within a few meters distance from the station, there is the Patras Railway Museum open-air showroom[16] which hosts a very old locomotive of the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (SPAP) No. Zs 7.532[17][18]

Services

The station is served by the

OSE trains (Stadler GTW 2/6 diesel two-car units). The trains run every hour daily, from 6:23 in the morning until 23:23 in the evening.[19] The Agios Andreas–Rio route has two bus connections at Kastellokampos—to Agios Vasileios and the General University Hospital of Patras via the University of Patras.[19]

Several local bus lines of Patras pass through the station.

Gallery

  • Exterior view of Patras railway station (May 2018)
    Exterior view of Patras railway station (May 2018)
  • Exterior view of Patras railway station (May 2018)
    Exterior view of Patras railway station (May 2018)
  • The revamped old locomotive near Patras railway station (Patras Railway Museum showroom) (May 2018)
    The revamped old locomotive near Patras railway station (Patras Railway Museum showroom) (May 2018)
  • Patras railway station in 1981
    Patras railway station in 1981

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". gaiaose.com.
  2. ^ "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
  3. ^ https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en/patras-suburban-railway
  4. ^ "BUSES PATRAS-KIATO-PATRAS" (PDF). Athens: TrainOSE. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ Costas N. Triantafyllou, Historical Dictionary of Patras, Volume II, Petros Chr. Kouli, Patra 1995, Third Edition, entry "railways", p. 1843.
  6. ^ ":: Ιστορικό Αρχείο στο Internet :: Κατάλογος Αποτελεσμάτων Αναζήτησης :: ARXEION-XML".
  7. ^ "A ΦIEPΩMA. H ιστορία των Σιδηροδρόμων AΦIEPΩMA. Aπό τη δημιουργία του πρώτου δικτύου έως τον O.Σ.E. - PDF Free Download". docplayer.gr.
  8. ^ "ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ: Διακοπή δρομολογίων και αύξηση κομίστρων | naftemporiki.gr". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. ^
    TrainOSE
    . Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ "It's a new day for TRAINOSE as FS acquires the entirety of the company's shares". ypodomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Ξεκινούν, στις 29 Φεβρουαρίου, τα νέα δρομολόγια του Προαστιακού από-προς την Κάτω Αχαΐα". February 27, 2020.
  12. ^ https://www.metaforespress.gr/sidirodromos/%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BD-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%82-29-%CF%86%CE%B5%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B1-%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF/
  13. ^ "Προαστιακός Πάτρας". TrainOSE.
  14. ^ "Μέχρι Καμίνια από αύριο ο Προαστιακός της Πάτρας - Επανασχεδιασμός και νέα δρομολόγια". THE BEST. July 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Rio – New Port of Patras".
  16. ^ "Patras Museum Showroom - OSE". ose.gr.
  17. ^ "MixanikosOse: Το παλιό τραινάκι του ΟΣΕ στην Πάτρα έγινε "κουκλί" - Δείτε φωτογραφίες πως ήταν και πως έγινε". December 5, 2016.
  18. ^ "Τελευταίες πινελιές στο παλιό τρένο του ΟΣΕ στην Πάτρα" – via www.youtube.com.
  19. ^ a b "Patras Suburban Railway". Athens: TrainOSE. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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