Thessaloniki Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) | |
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![]() A Stadler GTW 2/6 terminating at Thessaloniki. | |
Overview | |
Owner | OSE (Lines), Gaiose (Buildings and Trains) |
Area served | Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia, and Thessaly |
Transit type | Commuter rail, regional rail |
Number of lines | 3 |
Number of stations | 44 |
Website | www |
Operation | |
Began operation | 7 September 2007 25 January 2008 (Line 2) 3 February 2020 (Line 3) | (Line 1)
Operator(s) | Hellenic Train |
Number of vehicles | EMUs OSE Class 560 DMUs |
Technical | |
System length | 248.9 km (154.7 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead lines (Thessaloniki-Larissa only) |
Top speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)(Thessaloniki-Larissa) 120 km/h (75 mph) (Platy–Florina) |
The Thessaloniki Suburban Railway,[1] (Greek: Προαστιακός Σιδηρόδρομος Θεσσαλονίκης, Proastiakós Sidiródromos Thessaloníkis) is a three-line Proastiakos commuter rail service connecting the city of Thessaloniki with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond, including Imathia, Pella and Serres.
Unlike the Athens Suburban Railway, the three lines served are rather medium-distance regional rail connections on three major axes to Edessa and Serres, Central Macedonia, and Larissa, Thessaly. Thessaloniki metropolitan area itself will be served by the Metro Thessaloniki.