European route E94 is an intermediate Class A European route that runs from
Corinth
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to
Athens
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in
Greece
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.
Introduced in 1983, it is part of the
International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central ...
, a network of main roads in
Europe
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.
History
The E94 was introduced with the current
E-road network, which was finalised on 15 November 1975 and implemented on 15 March 1983.
It replaced part of the E92 from the old E-road network, which existed from 1950 to 1983.
Route
According to the 2016 revision of the European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR), the E94 runs between
Corinth
Corinth ( ; , ) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient Corinth, ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Sin ...
in the west and
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
in the east, via
Elefsina
Elefsina () or Eleusis ( ; ) is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area. It belongs to West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Elefsina ...
.
Before the new motorway projects of the 2000s, the E94 consisted of the
EO8 from Athens to Elefsina, and then the
EO8a to Corinth.
[Ministerial Decision G25871/1963](_blank)
(FEK B' 319/23.7.1963, pp. 2500–2501). Today, the route consists of the
A6 motorway (Attiki Odos) between Elefsina and
Koropi, bypassing central Athens to the north, and the
A8 motorway (Olympia Odos) between Elefsina and Corinth, via
Megara
Megara (; , ) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis Island, Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken ...
.
[Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015](_blank)
(FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2101–2102).
The E94 connects with (from west to east): the
E65 (
A7/
A8) at Corinth; the
E962 (
EO3) at Elefsina; and the
E75 (
A1) at
Metamorfosi.
Elefsina
Elefsina () or Eleusis ( ; ) is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area. It belongs to West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Elefsina ...
, Greece
Image:Attiki-odos1.jpg, Interchange at the Attiki Odos Airport Entrance
Image:Attiki Odos athens 1.JPG, The E94 coming through Maroussi Metropolitan Suburb, outside Athens Mall, Greece
See also
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International E-road network in Greece
References
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
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