The Aitoliko–Katochi railway ( el, σιδηροδρομική γραμμή Αιτωλικού–Κατοχής) was a
metre gauge railway line of the
Railways of Northwestern Greece. The line branched off the
Kryoneri–Agrinio railway at
Aitoliko station.
The line first opened in 1912 and united the city and the island of
Aitoliko
Aitoliko (Greek: Αιτωλικό) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messolonghi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit ...
with the rest of the country on both sides of the lagoon via the two bridges which still serve the island and the city today. At the time, they were of mixed traffic (railroad and road). Katochi Station was located on the bank of the river
Acheloos, across from the settlement of
Katochi.
The line shut down except for freight services in 1943 by the
Italian
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occupying forces who scraped it away, using the material to extend the Kryoneri–Agrinio line to
Amfilochia
Amfilochia ( el, Αμφιλοχία) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvasaras (Καρβασαράς; from ''car ...
. This construction began but was never completed due to the
Italian surrender in early September. Very few traces remain today of the Aitoliko–Katochi line.
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Railway lines opened in 1912
Railway lines closed in 1943
Aetolia-Acarnania
Railway lines in Greece
Defunct railroads
Metre gauge railways in Greece
1912 establishments in Greece