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Thessaloniki Metro will serve 254,000 passengers daily – Five new stations by the end of 2025
Christos Staikouras spoke on Friday morning from one of the stations of the Thessaloniki Metro, which will start operating in a few days.
Long-delayed launch of Thessaloniki Metro threatened by ticketing fiasco
Eighteen years after construction began on the Thessaloniki Metro, the subway system of Greece's northern port city is finally set to open to the public on November 30. However, a significant issue remains unresolved: ticketing.
The delivery of Thessaloniki Metro by AKTOR, in its final stage
The major project of the main line of Thessaloniki Metro is now in the final stages of being delivered to the Greek State, as the management of AKTOR, a subsidiary of Intrakat Group, noted today in the presence of the political leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the management of Hellenic Metro.
Thessaloniki Metro to be up and running in November
Following decades of delays, the main line of the Thessaloniki Metro will definitely start operating in November, Ministry of Infrastructure officials said Tuesday.
But the extension to the suburb of Kalamaria will be further delayed and will not open until the end of 2025, they said.
erga.gov.gr: Platform unveiled, over 6,000 projects registered – Citizens can track project progress
During the event, the tool supporting this strategy, the digital platform erga.gov.gr, was introduced. For the first time, significant projects implemented by both the central government and local authorities are recorded, allowing for continuous and transparent monitoring.
Greek PM pledges completion of Thessaloniki metro by year-end
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Monday that the main line (Line 1) of the long-delayed Thessaloniki metro project would be completed by the end of the year.
Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel in Europe
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The powerful Greek drone Turkey fears, Archytas, soon to be flying over the Aegean Sea (photos)
It is projected to be ready before the end of 2023
Minister conducts first test of country’s fastest metro line
The first test of the Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport metro line, which will be Turkey's fastest metro line once it is ready with a speed reaching 120 kilometers per hour, has been conducted successfully by the transport and infrastructure minister.
Costas Karamanlis: The signing of the contract for E65 highway on Thursday
The contract for the northern part of the E65 highway will be signed tomorrow, as announced by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Costas Karamanlis, speaking to Parapolitika 90.1 FM. "A very big effort has been made in the last 23 months, we have worked intensively to unblock projects that we found "stuck".