Patras was the second-largest urban centre in late-19th-century Greece. It was also the main export port of the Peloponnese. The line from Corinth to Patras opened in late 1887 with a terminus near Saint Dionysios. Passengers had to use horse-drawn carriages to reach the harbour. Landowners defeated every proposal to extend the railway line to the port. As a result, there was no proper terminal there, and the railway company used rented rooms near the harbour. Another railway terminus stood across the city, near Saint Andreas. This one served the line from Patras to Pyrgos. A cross-city railway opened to connect the two stations. It was only in 1954 that the city got a central passenger terminal. The old Saint Dionysios station is a motive power depot, while the old Saint Andreas station handles freight trains.