Joining Recovery Fund extensions commuter rail in Western Attica was ratified by the Deputy Minister of Finance Theodoros Skylakakis. The €85 million project is due to be completed by the end of 2025, has environmental approval decisions (AEPO) and does not require expropriations as it is located within an existing rail corridor. A new 36 km line will be built from Ano Liosia to Megara railway station, which will serve the areas of Aspropyrgos, Elefsina, Loutropyrgos, as well as Neraki, Nea Peramos and Megara. This new commuter line will also serve ELPE’s Aspropyrgos and Elefsina facilities, and more broadly will facilitate the transfer of employees to a large number of distribution, storage and transit companies headquartered west of Athens. Such as refers to “K” to the head of a logistics company, the existing transport isolation of specific areas works as a deterrent to attracting employees.
According to the ERGOSE plan, the expansion of the commuter train in Western Attica is expected in the near future. In addition, the project will include electrification and signaling after the connection with SKA-Kiato, connecting Western Attica with Athens, Athens International Airport, Piraeus and the rest of the railway network. New extension stations: ELPE Aspropyrgos, Aspropyrgos, Vamvakia, Elefsina, ELPE Elefsina, Loutropyrgos and Nea Peramos.
A new 36 km line will be built from Ano Liosia to Megaron railway station.
It is also planned to study the restoration of vertical road crossings affected by the modernization of the existing railway line. In addition, the project will serve the traffic load of the ELPE facilities in Aspropyrgos and Elefsina, as well as provide passenger access on the lines of the existing suburban railway network (SKA – Kiato, A. Liosion and Megaron). station).
The contract for the extension of the suburban line to West Attica also provides for the construction of a 2.9 km extension of the Liosia-Megara railway line to the old Megara railway station, after the issuance of the required AEPO. The cost of the specific project is 8.55 million euros.
Source: Kathimerini
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