Talk:Proastiakos

Latest comment: 13 years ago by Sv1xv in topic Chalkis line

Obsolete information

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Parts of the article describe the current (post-2007) network and others the situation in 2005. The article needs scanning for obsolete information. Sv1xv (talk) 14:42, 3 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Please, note also that the temporary setup of routes during Spring - Summer 2008 has in July been replaced with another one: current lines are Airport - Neraziotissa, Ano Liosia - Neraziotissa and Piraeus - Kiato. (This appears quite weird set of lines because travelling between Athens and Airport requires now changing train twice, in Ano Liosia and in Neraziotissa, and also requires use of the relatively infrequent Piraeus - Kiato service to reach Athens.) --Sivullinen (talk) 22:54, 23 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

This situation with two train changes for Airport is caused because the line west of Nerantziotissa is not yet electrified. In October 2008 the electrification shall reach Ano Liosia and there will be only one train change. Nobody knows if and when the direct service Piraeus-Airport shall be reinstated. Sv1xv (talk) 04:59, 24 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Since February 2009 passengers from Piraeus and Athens to the Airpoer change trains just once, as the line is electrified to Ano Liossia. Sv1xv (talk) 12:08, 12 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Tariffs and ticketing

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AFAIK, the tariffs and tickets and the ticketing system of Proastiakos differ from the ones of TrainOSE long distance service. A chapter about these should be added. (Especially, because both services must be used when travelling to/from Peloponnese and the differences should be understood by would-be travellers.) --Sivullinen (talk) 09:31, 28 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

The old Peloponnese station?

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What is the current state of the old metric line Peloponnese station of Athens? Is is used as a railway station and for what services, or is it merely a preserved building? If preserved, is it open to public? Will it be part of the new CRS of Athens or will the new station fit in between the Larissis and Peloponnese stations? Just curious :) --Sivullinen (talk) 14:59, 10 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

It is merely a preserved building, without railway tracks. It is not open to the public, but a quick visit might be possible during weekday working (morning) hours with permission from railway staff. Sv1xv (talk) 23:40, 10 September 2008 (UTC)Reply


"pro + asty (προ-άστυ)" meaning "towards the city"

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pro means before rather than towards ! It's the the place before you reach the main city ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.166.130.185 (talk) 11:59, 11 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Fixed it and moved this etymology discussion to a subnotes. Sv1xv (talk) 14:15, 3 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

Blog of Proastiakos passengers

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According to WP:ELNO, blog entries are not suitable for the "External links" section. However the following blog may be of interest to greek readers:


Sv1xv (talk) 14:23, 3 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

Please, don't add this blog in the main article. Self-published sources are not suitable as article references. It's OK to list it here, on the talk page. SV1XV (talk) 03:40, 6 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

UPDATE: It seems that there is a new URL for this blog: http://www.proastiakos.net/
SV1XV (talk) 16:53, 26 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Connection with Metro line 3

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Still unavailable? At least according to Athens Metro WP-article the services resumed in September 2009! --Sivullinen (talk) 18:43, 24 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Chalkis line

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Currently Chalkis services are not marketed as Proastiakos, they are still regional mainline services, like Volos-Larissa etc. See [1] and [2] where only two lines are listed as Proastiakos services. Please don't add them in this article for now. I have commented them out the recent additions by an IP address instead of deleting them, as they may become relevant in the future. SV1XV (talk) 04:11, 21 September 2011 (UTC)Reply