Athens Metro

Cracks Reported in Over 15 Buildings Near Athens Metro Works in Kypseli

Residents of Athens' Kypseli neighborhood are bringing their concerns over alleged building damage linked to Metro Line 4 construction before the Athens City Council, calling for immediate inspections, compensation, and greater transparency as reports of cracks in residential buildings...

Athens Metro Rejects Pride Campaign for First Time in a Decade

For the first time in ten years, STASY, the state-owned company that manages the Athens metro system, has rejected a request by Athens Pride to display promotional posters across the capital’s underground transit network. The sudden decision has triggered...

Athens Metro Push Toward the Coast Signals New Era for Urban Growth and Mobility

  Athens is moving ahead with one of its most ambitious public transport upgrades, as the capital city of Greece prioritizes metro expansion toward the southern coast in direct connection with the large-scale redevelopment of Ellinikon, the former international airport....

Athens Metro Fiasco: Tunnel Dug in Wrong Direction Sparks Outrage

A 160-meter tunnel has been mistakenly excavated during the ongoing construction of Athens Metro Line 4, sparking a fiasco. The error has drawn intense criticism from the opposition, which has raised safety concerns and demanded immediate corrective action. The error...

Athens Metro Ranked Third Best in Europe

The Athens Metro has recently been ranked third best in Europe behind Oslo and Sofia in rankings prepared by luggage storage company Bounce. The company has looked into all of the services across the continent’s capital cities - and made...

Metro to Link Piraeus Port and Athens Airport

The new Piraeus metro station which is expected to open next week will link Greece's biggest port to the Athens International Airport. The Piraeus metro station along with two more that will also open on Line 3—Maniatika and Municipal Theatre—are...

Athens Metro Stations Closed After Bomb Threat

All of the Athens Metro stations along two of the city's busiest lines, the second and third, were closed on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat. The second and third lines, commonly referred to as the red and blue lines,...

New Athens Metro Line Given the Go-Ahead

The Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court, on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for Line 4 of the Athens metro, which will start in the Alsos Veikou district and run to Goudi. There are two bidders for the project who...