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Athens Metro Stations Undergo Major Renovation

The image of Athens Metro stations is undergoing a significant transformation with a large-scale renovation program currently underway. Key stations…

14 January 2025

Athens Metro Employees to Strike on December 13 Over Unresolved Issues

The Athens Metro Employees' Union (SELMA) has announced a work stoppage on December 13, 2024, from 21:00 until the end…

9 December 2024

Athens Metro: A small miracle in Kolonaki!

Behind the green-decorated protective sheets of the construction site, one of the most important projects for Athens is developing -…

23 October 2024

Athens Transportation Schedules over 2024 Greek Easter Holidays

Mass transportation schedules in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter period, from Holy Friday to Wednesday after…

3 May 2024

What the new metro station "Dikasteria" in Athens will look like

The architectural competition revealed a winner; now, there is a clear picture of the project. Of the four proposals submitted…

18 December 2023

Athens metro strike on Tuesday called off

Athens metro Lines 2 and 3 (red and blue lines) will operate as normal on Tuesday after the staff union…

28 March 2023

Athens Strike: No metro on Tuesday - What the workers want

The Athens Metro Operators Union is going on a 24-hour strike due to the problems that make it difficult to…

27 March 2023

ATHENS: Metro and tram services to close at 23:00 on New Year's Eve

Metro lines 1,2 and 3 and the tram service of the Athens transportation system will end at 23:00 on Saturday…

31 December 2022

POLYTECHNIC UPRISING: Three metro stations will be closed tomorrow at 16:30

The Greek Police have decided on November 17 to close the "Megaro Mousikis" metro station at 3:00 p.m. and the…

16 November 2022

Reuters on new Piraeus metro: "Travel through history - Ancient Greek mosaic adorns new station"

A Reuters article describes the impressive new metro stations in Piraeus: “In a domed passageway outside Athens, crowds study display…

3 November 2022

The AMAZING new metro station of Piraeus - Antiquity Meets Modernity (PHOTOS)

The permanent exhibition highlighting the water supply system of the ancient city of Piraeus at the new "Municipal Theatre" station…

11 October 2022

Mitsotakis inaugurates new Piraeus metro stations (PHOTOS)

The new Maniatika, Piraeus and Municipal Theatre metro stations were inaugurated today by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "The project we…

10 October 2022

New Piraeus metro stations to open by September

Trial runs for the trains at the new Piraeus stations of the metro will begin by the end of next…

3 July 2022

Greek Labor Day strike halts Athens tram and metro

Greek Labor Day strikes announced by transportation unions mean that Athens metro and tram will not run at all on…

30 April 2022

Santa Claus went for a ride on the Athens Metro (VIDEO)

Santa Claus went for a ride on the Athens metro system on Christmas Eve. His first stop on a decorated…

28 December 2021

Torrential rain continues floods and traffic chaos as Athens struggles with extreme weather

Torrential rain on Thursday disrupted traffic and the Athens metro as it also led to congested traffic, the extension of…

15 October 2021

Billion euro rail project set to transform Athens

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Misotakis announced the construction of a 1.6 billion euro metro line set to transform Athens, during…

23 June 2021

Extension of Metro line 2 in Athens - Where will the new stations be located?

Infrastructure Minister Costas Karamanlis spoke at an Economist online event, during which he made announcements about the Metro. The extension…

10 December 2020

Alstom delivers the first two Citadis X05 trams to Athens

Alstom delivered the first two of the 25 Citadis X05 trams to Greece's capital, Athens. They were ordered by Attiko…

16 September 2020

Three more stations on Athens Metro Line 3 will open by July

Greece's Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis on Thursday announced that three more stations on Line 3 of the Athens metro, also…

22 May 2020

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