Works on Athens Metro Line 4 Section 1 Underway

By admin 11 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

Οne of the most important transport projects in Greece, the first section of Athens Metro Line 4, is underway aiming once completed to facilitate thousands of commuters each day. Works on the first section of the project linking Veikou Park (Alsos Veikou) with Goudi are set to begin in 2023. More specifically, the 15-stop, 13km […]

Athens Metro Line 4 Gets €580m in Record EIB Support

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Athens metro construction site. Photo source: EIB The highly anticipated Line 4 of the Athens metro to contribute significantly to the decongestion of the city center will move ahead thanks to 580 million euros in new financing by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The EIB and Attiko Metro SA announced the news this week. The […]

Athens Municipality Joins Next Phase for City’s Metro Line 4

By admin 1 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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Photo source: ametro.gr Athens Metro Line 4 entered a new phase this week after the Municipality of Athens announced that it would be proceeding with landscaping works after the completion of the project. The municipality and the Greek Environment Ministry signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Monday which foresees among others planting 2,000 trees […]

Greece Inks Deal for Metro Line 4 to Cover Athens’ Commuting Needs

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the presentation of Athens Metro line 4. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Aiming to cover the commuting needs of some of the most densely populated areas in Athens, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis finalized an agreement for the construction of Metro Line 4 with French multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom SA,

Two New Cars Added to Athens’ Public Tram Network

By admin 7 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Athens’ tram service will be enhanced with the addition of 25 new urban tram cars by 2021, two of which were recently delivered to the company’s Hellinikon depot in the presence of Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Urban Rail Transport (STASY SA) and Attiko Metro SA executives. The remaining order (23 new cars) will be delivered […]

First-time Run for Thessaloniki Metro, Inspection of New Buses

By admin 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Thessaloniki welcomed a metro test run and 18 new buses on Wednesday aimed at upgrading urban transport in Greece’s second largest city. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis was the first passenger to ‘travel’ on board the Thessaloniki metro currently under construction. Karamanlis boarded at the Pylea depot and together with metro authorities tested the four-car high […]

Three New Athens Metro Stations Ready to Go

By admin 6 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Three Athens neighborhoods get their own metro stations this week after the inauguration on Monday, of the Agia Varvara, Korydallos and Nikaia stops on the Piraeus-bound blue line which open to commuters on Tuesday (July 7). Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected together with Greek Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis to inaugurate the

Thessaloniki Metro Set for 2023 Opening

By admin 5 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas visited the metro construction site. Photo Source: Municipality of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki’s highly anticipated metro is set to begin routes in 2023, the northern port city’s mayor, Konstantinos Zervos said this week of the project that has faced repeated delays. The city’s mayor said the metro – initially scheduled to open

Three New Athens Metro Stations to Open Soon

By admin 22 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Three new Athens metro stations – at Agia Varvara, Korydallos and Nikaia – along the Piraeus-bound blue line are set to open in July, said Greek Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis on Thursday. Karamanlis visited the Agia Varvara site to oversee construction along the line, currently being extended to the port of Piraeus. Once completed, the