Diakopto

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Diakopto is a coastal town in the northern Peloponnese of Greece, known as the starting point of the historic rack railway through the Vouraikos Gorge.

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Diakopto canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town
populated place
town
administrativeReform Kallikratis reform of 2011
linked to: Kallikratis reform
climate Mediterranean climate
coastType pebble and shingle beaches
country Greece
distanceTo approximately 15 km west of Akrata
approximately 22 km southeast of Aigio
approximately 40 km east of Patras
gorgeTraversedByRailway Vouraikos Gorge
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Corinth
hasPort small port
hasRailwayStation Diakopto railway station
hasRelief coastal plain near mountainous interior
knownFor rack railway through the Vouraikos Gorge
starting point of the Diakopto–Kalavryta rack railway
language Greek
locatedByRiver Vouraikos River
locatedIn Peloponnese
northern Peloponnese
locatedInAdministrative Achaea
West Greece
linked to: Western Greece
locatedOn Gulf of Corinth
locatedOnTransportCorridor Patras–Athens corridor
municipalUnit Diakopto municipal unit of Aigialeia
partOf municipality of Aigialeia
previousAdministrativeStatus former municipality
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
railwayDestination Kalavryta
railwayFeature rack-and-pinion sections
railwayGauge narrow-gauge
railwayLine Diakopto–Kalavryta Railway
railwayOpeningPeriod late 19th century
railwayType rack railway
region Central Achaea
roadConnection Athens–Corinth–Patras road corridor
Greek National Road 8A
role seat of the former municipality of Diakopto
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismAttraction Diakopto–Kalavryta rack railway
Vouraikos Gorge
nearby beaches on the Gulf of Corinth

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