Athens Metro
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The Athens Metro is a rapid transit railway system that moves passengers around Athens, Greece's capital city. It matters because it provides an efficient public transportation option for residents and visitors traveling throughout the city.
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Key facts
- Native name
- Μετρό Αθήνας
- Locale
- Greater Athens
- Transit type
- Rapid transit
- Number of stations
- 66 served (62 owned)
- Daily ridership
- 1,353,000
- Annual ridership
- 493,800,000 (2013)
- Website
- Official website
- Began operation
- 27 February 1869 (157 years ago) ( 1869-02-27 ) as a steam railway 16 September 1904 (121 years ago) ( 1904-09-16 ) as a metro
- Operator s
- STASY
- System length
- 91.7 km (57.0 mi)
- Track gauge
- 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge
- Electrification
- 750 V DC third rail 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
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The Athens Metro (Greek: Μετρό Αθήνας, romanized: Metro Athinas) is a rapid transit system serving the Athens urban area in Greece. Line 1 opened as a single-track conventional steam railway in 1869 and was electrified in 1904. Beginning in 1991, Elliniko Metro S.A. constructed and extended Lines 2 and 3. It has significantly changed Athens by providing a much-needed solution to the city's traffic and air pollution problem, as well as revitalising many of the areas it serves. Extensions of existing lines are under development or tender, like the Line 2 extension to Ilion where tender started in 2023, as well as a new Line 4, whose central section began construction in October 2021.