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was built by Italian engineers between 1885 and 1895. It is the southern terminus. The railway runs through a gorge but for the southern part runs within the road linking Kalavryta and Trapeza. Its length is 22 km and the journey is 68 min long. In Kastria, near to Kalavryta, there is a famous cave system which is filled with beautiful lakes and strange rock formations. Kalavryta also has the Kalavryta Ski Centre which is located east of town, situated on the slopes of Mount Aroania (Chelmos), which at 2,341 m is the tallest mountain in Achaia. The monastery of Agia Lavra is located on a hill approximately 3.5 km SW via the road from Kalavryta. Its elevation is about 940 m. Another famous monastery nearby is Mega Spilaion which is located around 8 km northeast.

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In 1880, Harilaos Trikoupis became Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Messolonghi, one of the main cities on the North coast of the Corinth Gulf strait, he had the vision of a bridge joining the people from Achaia (Peloponnese) and Etoloakarnania (North Western Greece). The bridge project was discussed at the Greek parliament at the end of the 19th century. However such a project was not technically feasible until the late 20th century and it was one hundred years later that the Greek State decided to invite tenders for building a fixed link on the Corinth Gulf strait.

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