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Greece
Tram and Metro System Staff Announce More Work Stoppages Next Week
Staff on the Athens tram, electric railway (line 1) and metro (lines 2 and 3) have announced that work stoppages will continue next week, starting on Monday.
On Monday there will be no trains on line 1 from the start...
Greece
Metro Work in Thessaloniki Resumes After Four Years of Inaction
Construction work at the tunnels of Thessaloniki’s unfinished metro resumed on Monday after four years of inaction due to legal and financial problems, the company and the Infrastructure ministry announced.
Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis inaugurated the operation of the first...
Greece
Privacy Authority Allows Installation of Security Cameras Inside Athens Metro Trains
Greece 's independent privacy regulator, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) gave the Athens metro company STASY permission for the first time to install security cameras inside 17 new metro trains serving lines 2 (Anthoupolis-Elliniko) and 3 (Agia Marina-Doukissis...
Greece
Audit Court Approves Budget for Excavations at Thessaloniki Metro
An Audit Court approved earlier today the disbursement of 25 million euros for archaeological excavations at the Metro construction site in Thessaloniki, Greece. This decision essentially unblocks the way for the completion of the biggest transport project in the city’s history....
Greece
Eco-Friendly Trains in Athens Metro
The Greek company Attiko Metro S.A after completing all required tests and certifications, has delivered seventeen new trains to Greece's Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY S.A.), which will be soon put into service in the Metro network.
These seventeen new Metro...
Business
Greek Steelworks Suspends 95% of Employees
Despite trying to find ways to keep “Halyvourgiki” open, the plant’s operator had announced earlier on Thursday that he is forced to cease the majority of operations at the Greek steelworks, suspending around 95% of its employees.
The owner of...
Greece
Four Metro Stations Ready In July
By the end of July four new underground Metro stations are set to open in Athens after long delays related to the Siemens scandal which prevented equipment from being tested for years.
The stations are in Ilioupoli, Alimos, Argiroupolis and...
Greek News
China Asks for Greece’s Advice in Developing Underground Metro
Chinese officials and constructing companies have asked for assistance from the Greeks in regards to the Underground.
A few days before the Easter holiday, people in charge of the construction of the metro station in Chidao, China, visited Greece to...
Greece
Public Transport 4-Hour Strike Nov. 22 In Athens
According to a Public Transport Workers’ Union announcement, the Athens metro, ISAP electric railway and tram service will be on a 4-hour strike on Tuesday the 22th of November, approximately from noon until 4 p.m.
The workers are protesting against...