The project involves the construction of a new double railway line, approximately 35 km long, in the section from Evangelismos RS to Leptokarya RS, with signalling, telecommanding, telecommunications and electrification.
In greater detail, the project includes:
- infrastructure works for the new railway line
- superstructure works all along the new railway line, with the application of slabtrack, for the first time in Greece, in the Tempi area
- installation of a modern ΕΤCS level I signalling and telecommunications system
- installation of electrification
- execution of the necessary land acquisitions
Project Summary
Project Stage: Completed
Funding: Cohesion Fund 1994 – 1999 and 2000-2006
Project Cost: 470 mil. Euros
Milestones:
Construction start: 1996
Project completion: Commissioned with signalling in 2004 and with electrification in 2011
Technical Characteristics:
Section length: 35 km
Design speed: 200 kph
Tunnels: 2 tunnels with a total length of approximately 8,300 m
Cut & Cover: 4 Cut & Cover, with a total length of approximately 1,000 m
Railway Bridges: 21
Grade separated crossings: 13 long ones and many shorter ones
Stations/stops: 3 Railway Stations (Rapsani, Ν. Poroi and Leptokarya) and 1 stop (Evangelismos).
