Attica Railways () was a private railway company which operated a

metre gauge Metre-gauge railways ( US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. Metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by several European colonial powers including France, Britain and ...

railway system in

Attica Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital city, capital of Greece and the core cit ...

, Greece. The contract between the Greek government and the ''Hellenic Company of Lavrion Metallurgies'' was signed in 1882. The line would connect downtown Athens to Eastern Attica terminating at the mining town of

Lavrion Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki ...

, with a branch line from Heraklion to Kifissia. The line from

Attiki station Attiki () is a metro station in Athens, Greece. The station opened in 1885. It was the main hub of Attica Railways, a metre gauge network connecting downtown Athens with the mining town of Lavrion and the northern suburbs of Marousi and Kifissia. ...

At a location in Athens formerly called Kassida and promptly renamed ''Attiki'' (Attica, ) after the railway. Even today the location is called ''Attica Square'' (Plateia Attikis), not to be confused with the

Region served by the line. to Kifissia (a northern suburb) was opened on February 2, 1885, and was later extended further north to Stofyli. The main line to Lavrion was opened on June 20, 1885. In 1889 the line was extended by towards the center of Athens, the new terminal station located at Lavrion Square, near Omonoia Square. The total length of the lines operated by Attica Railways was . The main rolling stock depot and repair workshop were located at

, with additional facilities at Lavrion. In 1910 Attica Railways were taken over by the ''

Hellenic Electric Company Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: *of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, ) and culture *of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization. It may also ...

'' private company.

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{{reflist Defunct railway companies of Greece Railway companies established in 1882 Railway companies disestablished in 1910 Rail transport in Attica Metre-gauge railways in Greece 1882 establishments in Greece 1910 disestablishments in Greece

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