page_title: Siemens Desiro
section_title: Greece
hierarchical_section_title: Siemens Desiro / Desiro Classic / Greece
caption_attribution_description: English: A Desiro EMU5 of OSE leaves Neratziotisa Station with suburban service 4124 to Athens International Airport. Ελληνικά: Ηλεκτροκίνητη πεντάδυμη αυτοκινητάμαξα Desiro του ΟΣΕ αναχωρεί από το Σταθμό Νεραντζιώτισσας προς το Αεροδρόμιο για το προαστιακό δρομολόγιο 4124.
context_page_description: The Siemens Desiro is a family of diesel or electric multiple unit passenger trains developed by Siemens Mobility, a division of the German Siemens AG conglomerate. The main variants are the Desiro Classic, Desiro ML, Desiro UK and the later Desiro City, Desiro HC and Desiro RUS. The trains are mostly used for commuter and regional services, and their rapid acceleration makes them suitable for services with short distances between stations. The design is flexible, and has become common in many European countries.
context_section_description: In Greece eight diesel DMU-2 Desiro trains (OSE class 660) were temporarily in service with the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) during 2004–2006, and again in 2007 on the Athens–Chalkida line and on the Athens suburban railway lines (Proastiakos). Afterwards they were returned to their owner (Hellenic Shipyards S.A.) in December 2007. In the late 2008 Hellenic Shipyards/MAN-FERROSTAAL leased the eight units to Hungary with a contract for 20 years.
  OSE owns and TrainOSE operates twenty electric Desiro EMU-5 (OSE class 460) equipped for the 25-kV overhead catenary system. They operate on the Athens - Kiato, Athens - Athens International Airport and Athens - Chalkis suburban lines and as a stopping service on the mainline between Thessaloniki and Larissa, which is also advertised as a suburban service. OSE is in litigation with the joint venture of Siemens & Hellenic Shipyards for the supply of those 20 Desiro.
caption: OSE Desiro EMU
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