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Hellenic Electric Railways

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Hellenic Electric Railways
Native name
Ελληνικοί Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι
Ellinikoi Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi
Company typePrivately owned company
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorSAP
Founded14 April 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-14)
SuccessorISAP
Headquarters,
Area served
Greater Athens
ProductsRail transport
OwnerPower and Traction Financial Ltd

The Hellenic Electric Railways (Greek: Ελληνικοί Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι, romanizedEllinikoi Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi, ΕΗΣ) was a private owned company member of British company "Power and Traction Company Ltd" which operated and extended the present Line 1 of the Athens Metro, from 14 April 1926 to 31 December 1975.

The company was nationalised and replaced by the Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways, on 1 January 1976:[1] that company was later absorbed by STASY on 17 June 2011.[2]

History

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Share of the Hellenic Electric Railways Company Ltd., issued 14. April 1926
Hellenic Electric Railways Company Omonoia station signal box
Electric freight railcar No 41 of the Hellenic Electric Railways.
Electrical track diagram from the signal box of Faleron station of Hellenic Electric Railways
Hellenic Electric Railways wooden train
U-Bahn Athen Siemens-MAN EIS
Athens metro line 1 old system EIS 2
Athens metro line 1 old system EIS

In 1926 the SAP S.A. was bought by the Power and Traction Finance Ltd and renamed as the Hellenic Electric Railways.[3] In 1926 the sister company Ilektriki Etaireia Metaforon or H.E.M., also part of Power Group, took over the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway. This line was eventually converted to standard gauge, double track and became an extension of the existing line, reaching Attiki in 1948 and Kifissia in 1958.

References

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  1. ^ "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΙ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΟΙ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΙ (ΕΗΣ)". www.greekrailtickets.gr. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Law 3920/2011: Consolidation, restructuring and urban development of transport of the Attica Region, and connected purposes". Government Gazette. Α (in Greek). 2011 (33). Athens: National Printing House: 1265–1276. 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ S.A.P./E.I.S. also constructed and operated the Piraeus Harbour Tramway (1908-1960) and the Piraeus-Perama light railway (1936-1977). These were also standard gauge and were used by freight and service S.A.P./E.I.S. trains.