The Diakopto–Kalavryta railway (Greek: Οδοντωτός σιδηρόδρομος Διακοπτού - Καλαβρύτων, romanized: Odontotós sidiródromos Diakoptoú - Kalavrýton) is a historic 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2-in) gauge rack railway in Greece. Located on the northern Peloponnese, it runs 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Diakopto through the Vouraikos Gorge and the old Mega Spilaion Monastery and up to Kalavryta, stopping en route at Zachlorou. Today, the stations infrastructure and rolling stock are owned and maintained by the GAIAOSE and the line infrastructure Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) and passenger trains are operated by Hellenic Train.[4] At the Diakopto terminus, the line connects with the new standard-gauge Athens Airport–Patras railway; as of 2019[update] the new track is in place in a cutting through the station yard.
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Diakopto–Kalavryta railway |
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Status | Operational |
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Owner | GAIAOSE[1] |
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Locale | Central Greece |
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Termini | |
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Stations | 6 (3 disused) |
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Type | Abt system |
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Operator(s) | Hellenic Train |
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Opened | 10 March 1896[2] |
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Line length | 22.346 km (13.885 mi) |
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Number of tracks | single track |
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Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
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Electrification | diesel-electric |
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Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) (average) |
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-0.10 |
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-0.03 |
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Diakopto (Διακοπτό) |
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0.13 |
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0.58 |
Kernitsis |
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0.74 |
Palea EO Korinthou Patron |
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0.91 |
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1.57 |
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5.00 |
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5.11 |
Niamata (Νιάματα) |
122 m |
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5.60 |
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5.67 |
Start of rack |
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5.92 |
Tunnel 1 (44 m) |
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5.98 |
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6.21 |
Tunnel 3 (58 m) |
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6.30 |
Bridge 2 (21 m) |
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6.39 |
Tunnel 4 (24 m) + 5 (21 m) |
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6.75 |
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6.94 |
Tunnel 7 (25 m) + 8 (23 m) |
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7.31 |
Bridge 3 (58 m) |
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7.60 |
Tunnel 9 (12 m) |
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8.05 |
Tunnel 10 (15 m) |
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8.08 |
End of rack |
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8.14 |
Triklia |
426 m |
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8.20 |
Bridge 4 (20 m) |
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8.24 |
Bridge 5 (21 m) |
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8.69 |
Rock shelter 11 (21 m) |
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9.04 |
Tunnel 12 (17 m) |
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9.29 |
Bridge 6 (17 m) |
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9.40 |
Triklia (Τρικλιά) |
466 m |
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9.46 |
Start of rack |
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9.69 |
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480 m |
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10.15 |
End of rack |
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10.62 |
Tunnel 13 (59 m) |
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10.62 |
Bridge 7 (13 m) 10.68 Bridge 7 (10 m) |
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10.63 |
Tunnel 14 (112 m) |
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10.69 |
Tunnel 14 (46 m) |
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10.85 |
Portes (Πόρτες) |
531 m |
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10.92 |
Start of rack |
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10.94 |
Bridge 8 (13 m, End of gorge) |
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11.32 |
End of rack |
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12.60 |
Zachlorou / Mega Spileo |
600 m |
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(Ζαχλωρού / Μέγα Σπήλαιο) |
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12.67 |
Bridge 9 (24 m) |
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14.90 |
Km 15 |
643 m |
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14.97 |
Eparchiaki Odos |
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16.80 |
Bridge 10 (28 m) |
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18.23 |
Kerpini (Κερπινή) |
681 m |
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18.45 |
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21.84 |
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22.16 |
Efseviou Kipourgou |
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22.33 |
Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα) |
714 m |
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22.40 |
Engine shed |
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