Line A4 (Athens Suburban Railway)

History

An indirect standard gauge train service between Athens and Corinth started on 27 September 2005 after seven months of testing. The service was extended from Athens to Piraeus on 4 June 2007, and from Corinth to Kiato on 9 July 2007. It initially used Class 560 DMUs, and had to reverse at Neratziotissa via a siding.

The first direct trains between Piraeus and Kiato, which did not have to reverse at Neratziotissa, ran on 6 July 2008, with the completion of the westbound track curve at the Acharnes Railway Center (SKA). Between 12 December 2010 and 29 July 2017 the service was suspended, and electric train services using Class 460 EMUs were introduced between Kiato and Athens Airport, forcing passengers heading to and from Piraeus and Athens to change at Ano Liosia for the non-electrified service into the urban area. Due to further service cuts, the interchange was moved to SKA between 25 June 2012 and 9 February 2014.

Direct services between Athens and Kiato were restored with the electrification of the Piraeus–Platy railway from Agioi Anargyroi to Athens on 30 July 2017, and then to Piraeus on 1 February 2018. The line now exclusively uses Class 460 EMUs rolling stock.