The Kavasila–Kyllini railway ( el, Σιδηροδρομική Γραμμή Καβασίλων - Κυλλήνης) was a
meter gauge railway line of the
Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (SPAP) in
Elis,
Greece. It branched off the
Patras–Kyparissia railway
The Patras–Kyparissia railway ( el, Σιδηροδρομική Γραμμή Πάτρας - Κυπαρισσίας) is a railway line of the OSE in Achaea, Elis, and Messenia, southwestern Greece. This 163 km long single track metre-gau ...
at the railway station of
Kavasila. This 17 km long line served the port of
Kyllini, from which ferries sail to
Zakynthos island. Services on this branch started in August 1891 and lasted until 1988, with full services and with limited services until 1996, when the line was closed down. It has been partially dismantled since then.
The line had railway stations in
Vartholomio,
Neochori and Kyllini. At Vartholomio the
Vartholomio–Loutra Kyllinis railway branched off.
References
Railway lines in Greece
Elis
Metre gauge railways in Greece
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