▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁new ▁gates ▁and ▁new ▁stores . ▁The ▁expansion ▁was ▁a ▁don ation ▁by ▁H ellen ic ▁D ut y ▁Free ▁Sh ops . ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 2 6 th ▁Com bat ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Air ▁Force . ▁A ▁project ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁air port ▁of ▁Her ak l ion ▁in ▁K ast eli ▁area ▁is ▁starting ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Highway ▁network ▁European ▁route ▁E 7 5 ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁connect s ▁Her ak l ion ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁other ▁major ▁cities ▁of ▁Cre te : ▁Ag ios ▁Nik ola os , ▁Ch ania , ▁and ▁R eth ym no . ▁ ▁Public ▁trans it ▁ ▁Urban ▁bus es ▁serving ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁ 3 9 ▁different ▁routes . ▁Inter city ▁bus es ▁connect s ▁Her ak l ion ▁to ▁many ▁major ▁destin ations ▁in ▁Cre te . ▁ ▁Railway ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁working ▁industrial ▁railway , ▁which ▁connected ▁the ▁K ou les ▁in ▁Her ak l ion ▁to ▁X i rop ot amos ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁har bor . ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁investig ated ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁two ▁tram ▁lines ▁in ▁Her ak l ion . ▁The ▁first ▁line ▁would ▁link ▁the ▁Stadium ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁the ▁center ▁of