Line A1 is a

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(Proastiakos) line in

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, managed by

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. The service connects

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with the

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. 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

. The first Suburban line was inaugurated on 30 July 2004, using 17 OSE Class 560

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between Larissa Station (Now

) and the Airport. With the completion of the electrification of the sections of the line to Athens in 2017 and Piraeus in 2018. The line now exclusively uses

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rolling stock.

History

The initial planning phase of the line provided for the use of express trains (Airport Express) from Piraeus to the Airport with intermediate stations only in Athens, Agioi Anargyroi, Neratziotissa, Kifissias and Dukisis Placentias, and with a journey time of half an hour. In the end, however, the need to connect the capital's international airport with the city's most central station, Syntagma, imposed the joint travel of Suburban and Metro from Doukissis Plakentias to the

. Line A1 was put into operation on 30 July 2004, connecting

with the Airport without electrification. On 6 August 2004, one week after the inauguration of the line, the Neratziotissa was inaugurated. In 2006, the section from Neratziotissa to the Airport was electrified, which led to the addition of new routes along this section, operated by brand new Desiro 460 electrified trains. On 4 June 2007, the routes were extended from Athens to

. In July 2007, all Athens Suburban Railway services were transferred from OSE to TrainOSE. With the extension to

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was electrification in 2009, the line underwent a track change, connecting the

with

exclusively by electric EMUs. On 8 August 2010, Metamorfosi station opened, while in December of the same year, the line's routes were extended to Kato Acharnes on the occasion of the completion of electrification in this section. On 5 April 2011, the Acharnon Railway Center was opened. In 2017 OSE's passenger transport sector was privatised as TrainOSE, (Now

) currently, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane infrastructure, including stations, remained under the control of OSE. The line underwent another change of course on 30 July 2017, 13 years after its inauguration, due to the restructuring of the Suburban network on the occasion of the extension of electrification from Agioi Anargyrou to Athens central station. Then the itineraries between Athens and the Airport were restored with a new direct connection, exclusively with EMU trains. The route was extended to Piraeus again on 1 February 2018, after electrification of the remaining section.

Stations

References

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History

Stations

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