Piraeus-Perama light railway

Piraeus-Perama light railway
Overview
Native nameΤραμ Περάματος
Statusclosed
OwnerEIS
LocalePiraeus, Greece
Termini
Stations21
Service
Typesuburban light railway
Services2
Route number3 & 4
Rolling stockBreda
History
Commenced1930 (1930)
Opened20 July 1936 (1936-07-20)
Completed1935 (1935)
Suspended11 January 1944 (1944-01-11)
ReopenedApril 1945 (1945-04)
Closed23 March 1977 (1977-03-23)
Technical
Line length9.7 km (6.0 mi)
Number of trackssingle, with passing loops
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC overhead line
Operating speed50 km/h (30 mph)
Signallingnone
Route map

km
0.000
Piraeus
0.710
Agia Dionysios
1
1.026
SEK mainline
1.313
Papakonstantinou
1.638
Panagiotakou
2
2.082
Tampouria
(up)
2.145
Tampouria
(down)
2.469
Proskopon
3
Keratsini Port
(Jetty)
2.991
Nea Stasi Keratsiniou
3.336
Agia Georgios
3.617
Salaminos
4.050
Skoupidia
4
4.536
Scholeio
4.975
Ikonio
5.490
Plakouda-Zefyros
5
6.223
Shell Oil
6.600
Nea Stasi Peramatos
7.012
Blazaki
6
7.625
Papadopoulou
(up)
7.668
Papadopoulou
(down)
8.130
Karaoli-Dimitriou
8.467
Savva
8.768
Kentra
9.719
Nafstathmos
(Naval Base)
9.800
end of track
km

The Piraeus-Perama light railway (Greek: Τραμ Περάματος) was a standard gauge suburban light railway line in Greece which connected Piraeus with Perama and Salamis Naval Base. The line was owned by the Hellenic Electric Railways private company and operated from 1936 to 1977.


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