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The railway networks of the North Peloponnese and Aetolia-Acarnania
Due to the rapid growth in the Peloponnese region, the need for the development of a land-based means for the speedy and mass transport of products becomes evident.
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Release Date:
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
Country: GR
Language: El
Runtime: 45
Country: GR
Language: El
Runtime: 45
Kostis Savvidakis
Self - Narrator (voice)
Season 1:
![The birth of the Greek Railways](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fbkdeWmqjG8Z8G8sUHpQHdqhAcz.jpg)
Through rich photographic and archival material, we travel back in time, on Railway from Athens to Piraeus (SAP), which was the first railway in Greece.
![The Attica Railway System](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iBRFSRHYVHrP56Oyrsi5QPvOLmq.jpg)
We follow the Attica Railways through time, from their glorious days with the amazing “Beast of Kifissia”, up to the decline of the network.
![Thessaloniki Railways through the memories of Railway Workers - Part Ι](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7Aoehh5rLFtgAekwcDMG70hp9UX.jpg)
At the beginning of the 20th century, the city of Thessaloniki is linked to Istanbul, to the Balkans and to Europe, through three different railway lines.
![Thessaloniki Railways through the memories of Railway Workers - Part ΙΙ](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xT14uTZost9PiTxpFIbbQeEXCKx.jpg)
We learn about telecommunications rail networks and their importance for rail travel.
![The Railways of East Macedonia and Thrace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rgxpp8qJEJ3UzYNlyQw1M70HT9I.jpg)
Follow us on a journey through enchanting landscapes filled with colours and history, as we travel along the Ottoman networks of the Connecting Railway and the Eastern Railways.
![The Railway Networks of Idomeni and Florina](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fASm2XKg6B1NukXu2SCDQM6M9xd.jpg)
Two different routes. Two different railway networks. Two different railway companies. Two different railway destinations in Gevgeli and Monastiri. A common starting point. Thessaloniki.
![The railway connection between Athens and Thessaloniki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2POcYHQCxxmHvpzztIrqdKml5DR.jpg)
Such a long distance is now covered by train in just 4 hours, forming one of the most important transport routes in Greece.
![The Railways of Thessaly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5Uf7rfxv1QbjlAeHcZLxSabzWBC.jpg)
The liberation of Thessaly from the Ottoman rule will prove a fertile ground for the development of both rich agriculture in the region and an extensive commercial network.
![The railway networks of the North Peloponnese and Aetolia-Acarnania](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mRmblWgqopm5SaR0kYwNEEeFz9Z.jpg)
Due to the rapid growth in the Peloponnese region, the need for the development of a land-based means for the speedy and mass transport of products becomes evident.
![The railway networks of the Central and South Peloponnese](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/axcEGMMWAjOABN4kuWZgqfo4YXm.jpg)
The network of the Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnese Railways had already begun to spread in the early 1880s.
![The Greek Railways during the National Struggles, Part 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9DstoaBQpL1EmY4Jz7VpGMY6QdO.jpg)
We learn about the crucial role played by the Greek railway networks in warfare.
![The Greek Railways in the National Causes, Part 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/294gojFGa558TZCEznqgCis4TUB.jpg)
As Germans, Italians and Bulgarians invade Greece, the Greek railways fall into the hands of the enemy.