Line 2

Stations on metro Line 2 will be closed on Sunday and Monday (December 15-16) evening for the installation of the 5G network.

The stations Elliniko, Argyroupoli, Alimos, Ilioupoli and Agios Dimitrios will be closed at 10.30 p.m. until the end of service, the operator Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) said Saturday.

The Athens Metro is on track for a major upgrade, with plans underway for several exciting expansions and improvements to better connect the city. Among these, the most advanced project is the Line 2 extension to Ilion, adding about 4 km and three new stations: Palatiani, Ilion, and Agios Nikolaos.

The immediate mobilization of the Hellenic Police (ELAS) was triggered by an email sent at 7:20 AM to the headquarters of the Greek police, stating that bombs with two kilograms of explosives would explode at KAT, Loukareos, Syntagma Metro, and along the red line of the Metro.

The email was written in English.

Passengers in some of Athens' metro stations are expected to get a long-delayed access to the internet in September, when the first Wi-Fi connections will become operational. 

Internet will be available at the metro stations but not inside the tunnels, the Digital Governance Ministry has said. It was not clear which stations will be the ones with free internet access.

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.

Greece's Development Plan 2030 includes 188 projects worth 27.6 billion euros, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras said at the FinForum 2023 conference in Athens on Tuesday.

Service on the Athens transport system will slow down over the long Easter weekend, the OASA transit company said on Thursday, presenting the schedule for the capital's metro, tram, buses and trolley buses.

On Saturday in particular, buses and trolley buses will start pulling off the road after 10 p.m. so that drivers can attend church for the Resurrection service at midnight.

The Infrastructure Ministry has announced the tender for a 4-kilometer extension of Line 2 of the Athens metro from Anthoupoli westward to Ilion with three new stations: Palatiani (at the junction of Thivon Avenue and Kappadokia Street), Ilion (Thivon & Eleon) and Agios Nikolaos (Agios Nikolaos & Paramythia). 

Ten years after the delivery of the last major extension of Line 2 of the Athens metro, which today connects Anthoupolis with Ellinikon, a new esxtension is on the way. Attiko Metro yesterday turned the hourglass of the tender for the extension to Ilion with approximately 4 km of new line and three new stations.

It is projected to be ready before the end of 2023