Doukissis Plakentias station

Changes to the Athens metro schedules are being implemented today due to the announced work stoppage. Specifically, from 21:00 until the end of operations, metro services will be suspended.

The STASY announcement:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, public transport will be significantly impacted as GSEE and ADEDY unions have called for a work stoppage

Hundreds of commuters on the Athens metro experienced an "unprecedented" crush during rush hour on Thursday morning at downtown Syntagma station and on several trains on Line 3, with one passenger describing the situation as "asphyxiating."

In the wake of recent incidents across several public transport networks, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras referred to justice and submitted new evidence on the state of the national railway network to the Supreme Court on Monday.

A recent railway incident in Athens has raised fresh concerns about the country's train system, just 20 months after the tragic Tempe crash in central Greece.

Yet another safety breach on Greece's railway has prompted an urgent judicial investigation, with Athens' chief prosecutor, Apostolos Andreou, on Thursday seeking answers as to why a Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) train was routed onto a metro track.

Remote monitoring prevented a suburban train from mistakenly entering a metro line at Doukissis Plakentias. The incident occurred on October 9 and was confirmed by OSE’s CEO, Panagiotis Terezakis, following a report by the Panhellenic Union of Railway Drivers (PEPE).

Metro rail services to and from Athens International Airport have been restored, according to an announcement from the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY).

Metro services to Athens International Airport were disrupted on Friday due to a mechanical issue.

Reports indicate that an out-of-service train at Doukissis Plakentias station in Halandri, north of the capital, emitted smoke because of the malfunction.

Currently, services on Line 3 are operating between Halandri and Dimotiko Theatro in Piraeus.

Public transportation in Athens will clock out earlier than usual on New Year's Eve with most services ending by midnight, operators have said.

Trolley buses and regular buses will begin heading back to their depots after 10 p.m., meaning there will be no services after 11 p.m.