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Metro services to Athens airport restored
Metro rail services to and from Athens International Airport have been restored, according to an announcement from the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY).
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Athens metro service to airport to resume as before, reports say
The Transport Ministry has demanded the reversal of a decision last week by the Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY) that is forcing commuters on the metro traveling to and from Athens International Airport to change trains at Doukissis Plakentias station.
According to sources cited in the Greek media, the measure, which sparked the ire of commuters, will be scrapped in coming days.
Metro changes commuting to Athens airport
Commuters traveling to and from Athens International Airport on the metro will have to change trains at Doukissis Plakentias station from Thursday onward, according to the Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY).
In a statement, STASY said that Doukissis Plakentias will be starting and termination point on the airport route.
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Greek railway employees postpone work stoppage scheduled for Thursday
Greek rail employees have decided to postpone a work stoppage that was planned for Thursday, reports say.
Railway employees to hold work stoppage on Thursday
Greek rail employees on Tuesday announced work stoppages on Thursday, protesting the government's plans to privatize railway carriage maintenance firm Rosco.
The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers will stage a four-hour stoppage from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. that will affect all Trainose train services and the Proastiakos suburban rail.
No service on Tuesday as metro workers walk off the job
There will be no services on the the Athens metro on Tuesday as employees walk off the job to protest the government's privatization plans.
No Metro lines to Athens International Airport today due to strike
Commuters using the Athens Metro to the international airport and those planning to take OSE trains will have to reschedule their means of transportation for Thursday, September 14, as the Railway employees have declared a 24-hour strike in response to the signing of the sale of or TRAINOSE.
Doukissis Plakentias metro station to be closed on Wednesday night
The Doukissis Plakentias metro station in northern Athens, the last stop on Line 3, will close at 9 p.m. on Wednesday night and not reopen until the following day.
The station is being closed to allow the installation of new barriers operating with electronic tickets, a system that is supposed to go into effect across the capital's public transportation network in the summer.
Glitches to travel plans on the May Day public holiday
Railway, Athens Metro and bus and trolley services will be disrupted on Friday, as workers will join the general strike and hold work stoppages for May 1 (Labour Day), a public holiday.