Aitoliko–Katochi railway

Aitoliko–Katochi Line Σιδηροδρομική Γραμμή Αιτωλικού–Κατοχής
km 0.00 Aitoliko Agrinio–Kryoneri Line East Aitoliko Bridge 0.80 Aitoliko Entry (Eisodos Aitolikou) 1.00 Aitolikou Square (Plateia Aitolikou) 1.20 Aitoliko Town (Aitoliko Poli) West Aitoliko Bridge 3.10 Agios Athanasios 4.10 Gouria Road (Odos Gourias) 7.10 Km 7.1 8.30 Neochori Entry (Eisodos Neochoriou) 8.61 Neochori 9.00 Mylos Neochoriou 9.50 Magoula Road (Odos Magoulas) 10.01 Katochi

The Aitoliko–Katochi railway (Greek: σιδηροδρομική γραμμή Αιτωλικού–Κατοχής) was a metric gauge railway line of the Railways of Northwestern Greece. The line branched off the Kryoneri–Agrinio railway at Aitoliko station.

The line first opened in 1912 and united the city and the island of Aitoliko with the rest of the country on both sides of the lagoon via the two bridges which still serve the island and the city today. At the time, they were of mixed traffic (railroad and road). Katochi Station was located on the bank of the river Acheloos, across from the settlement of Katochi.

The line shut down except for freight services in 1943 by the Italian occupying forces who scraped it away, using the material to extend the Kryoneri–Agrinio line to Amfilochia. This construction began but was never completed due to the Italian surrender in early September. Very few traces remain today of the Aitoliko–Katochi line.

Information

• Length: 10.01 km
• Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
• Stations and stops: 12
• One line
• Electrification: None

References

• Σύλλογος Φίλων του Σιδηροδρόμου (1997). Οι Ελληνικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι: Η διαδρομή τους από το 1869 έως σήμερα (in Greek). Athens: Militos. ISBN 9608460077.
• Οι Σιδηρόδρομοι της Κεντρικής Ελλάδας (1869-1969) (in Greek). Kalamaria: Christos Kalemkeris Photo Museum. 2005. ISBN 9608794617.