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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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...