▁Her ak l ion ▁and ▁Kn oss os . ▁ ▁No ▁appro val ▁has ▁yet ▁been ▁given ▁for ▁this ▁proposal . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁C ret an ▁em igr ants , ▁held ▁in ▁Her ak l ion , ▁two ▁qualified ▁engine ers , ▁George ▁N ath enas ▁( from ▁Gon ies , ▁Male v izi ▁Province ) ▁and ▁V ass ilis ▁Econom op oul os , ▁recommended ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁railway ▁line ▁in ▁Cre te , ▁linking ▁Ch ania , ▁R eth ym no ▁and ▁Her ak l ion , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁journey ▁time ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁minutes ▁( 3 0 ▁minutes ▁between ▁Her ak l ion ▁and ▁R eth ym no , ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁from ▁Ch ania ▁to ▁R eth ym no ) ▁and ▁with ▁provision ▁for ▁extensions ▁to ▁K iss amos , ▁K ast elli ▁Ped i ados ▁( for ▁the ▁planned ▁new ▁air port ), ▁and ▁Ag ios ▁Nik ola os . ▁No ▁plans ▁exist ▁for ▁implementing ▁this ▁idea . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Her ak l ion ▁has ▁a ▁hot - sum mer - Med iter rane an ▁climate ▁( C sa ▁in ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ). ▁Sum mers ▁are ▁warm ▁to ▁hot ▁and ▁dry ▁with ▁clear ▁sk ies . ▁D ry ▁hot ▁days ▁are ▁often ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁season al ▁b ree zes . ▁Winter s ▁are ▁very ▁m ild ▁with ▁moder ate ▁rain . ▁Because ▁Her ak l ion