The Vartholomio – Loutra Kyllinis railway line () was a
meter gauge
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railway line of the
Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways
Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways or SPAP ( "Siderodromi Pireos Athinon Peloponisou" or Σ.Π.Α.Π. (S.P.A.P.); Martin, Percy Falcke. ''Greece of the Twentieth Century''. T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. p 193Kavasila–Kyllini railway line at the railway station of
Vartholomio
Vartholomio () is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 60.696 km2. T ...
, 1 km north of the town at km 5.895 of that line.
The Vartholomio – Loutra Kyllinis line was opened on June 1, 1892. Its construction coincided with the start of the exploitation of the hot springs at
Loutra Kyllinis
Kastro-Kyllini () is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 49.322 km2. ...
(the name means " Kyllini baths") by the SPAP, which constructed spa facilities, hotels and parks there. The line was shut down in 1969.
The line was first known as the ''Vartholomio–Lintzi line'', as Loutra Kyllinis was previously known by the name of ''Lintzi''.
Stations
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Vartholomio
Vartholomio () is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 60.696 km2. T ...
Lygia
Lygia () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. The community includes the villages Arkoudi, Glyfa, Ioniki and Paralia. Lygia is situated in the low hills of the southern part of the Kyllini peninsula, 3Â ...
Loutra Kyllinis
Kastro-Kyllini () is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 49.322 km2. ...