Attiko Metro ( el, Αττικό Μετρό) is a Greek
public company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange ( ...
who is responsible for the development and construction of the
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...
and the
Thessaloniki Metro, as well as the extensions to the
Athens Tram
The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011.
STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve ...
.
Headquartered in the
Ellinoroson
Ellinoroson ( ), literally 'of the Greek-Russians', is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. As its name suggests, the area was first inhabited by Greeks fleeing from Russia.
The Katechaki metro station serves Line 3 of the Athens Metro
The A ...
neighbourhood of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, the
Greek government
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created Attiko Metro in July 1991: Attiko Metro's original purpose was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the Athens Metro, which opened in three stages, in 2000 and 2003. Attiko Metro also owned and operated the Athens Metro and Tram until June 2011, when
STASY
Urban Rail Transport S.A. ( el, Σταθερές Συγκοινωνίες, Statheres Synkoinonies, translit-std=ISO, ), commonly abbreviated as STASY, is a Greek public transport operator of the Athens Metro and the Athens Tram. It is the metr ...
took over that role.
History
Attiko Metro was created on 18 July 1991, under Law 1955/1991: The original purpose of Attiko Metro was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...
, whose contract had been awarded to the Olympic Metro consortium of 23 companies in the previous month.
The Base Project consisted of two lines with a total length of and 20 stations, and opened in three phases from 28 January 2000 to 22 April 2003.
The Greek government then assigned Attiko Metro the role of developing and build the
Thessaloniki Metro in December 2003,
and any future extensions to the
Athens Tram
The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011.
STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve ...
in 2013.
Organisation
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The
Greek government
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is currently the only
shareholder of Attiko Metro.
Law 1955/1991 allows the
partial privatisation of Attiko Metro in the future, but the Greek government must retain a
controlling interest
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of at least 51% over any resultant company: Attiko Metro may also only merge with mass transit organizations that operate within the area of the former
Attica Prefecture.
Current operations
Attiko Metro is currently responsible for the development and construction of the
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...
,
the
Thessaloniki Metro, and the
Athens Tram
The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011.
STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve ...
.
Former operations
Attiko Metro previously had two operational subsidiaries to operate and maintain the Metro lines 2 and 3 and Tram network in Athens: on 17 June 2011, AMEL and Tram S.A. merged with
Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways
The Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways ( el, Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών Πειραιώς, Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon Peiraios, translit-std=ISO, ), commonly abbreviated as ISAP, was a company which operated th ...
(ISAP) to form
STASY
Urban Rail Transport S.A. ( el, Σταθερές Συγκοινωνίες, Statheres Synkoinonies, translit-std=ISO, ), commonly abbreviated as STASY, is a Greek public transport operator of the Athens Metro and the Athens Tram. It is the metr ...
, a subsidiary of
Transport for Athens (OASA) instead of Attiko Metro:
* The Attiko Metro Operation Company ( el, Αττικό Μετρό Εταιρεία Λειτουργίας, ), commonly abbreviated to AMEL, operated and maintained the infrastructure of Lines
2 and
3 of the
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...
, except for the surface section of Line 3 between and .
Headquartered at the Sepolia Metro Depot at 94 Kifissou Avenue, AMEL was established on 15 February 2001, three years after Law 2669/1998 allowed Attiko Metro to operate and maintain Lines 2 and 3.
* Tram S.A. ( el, ΤΡΑΜ Α.Ε.) operated and maintained the infrastructure of the
Athens Tram
The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011.
STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve ...
, including 35
Sirio
The Hitachi Sirio (Italian for Sirius, formerly sold as the AnsaldoBreda Sirio) is a low-floor tram built by Hitachi Rail Italy (formerly AnsaldoBreda), a Japanese-Italian manufacturer of trains, trams and light-rail vehicles. It can be ordered ...
trams and 48 stops (in June 2011).
Headquartered at the tram depot in
Elliniko
Elliniko ( el, Ελληνικό, meaning "Greek") is a coastal suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Elliniko-Argyroupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Elliniko is known for the Hell ...
, Tram S.A. was established in March 2001.
The logos of both companies were the same as the system that they operated.
Timeline of Athens Metro projects
In this table, the completion date refers to the opening of the last section or station in the contract: for example, the initial scheme of the
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...
opened in three stages, on 28 January 2000, 15 November 2000, and 22 April 2003.
[ The source reported that the opening ceremony took place at 12:00 on 15 November 2000, with the public being able to use the extension from 18:00 the same day.]
See also
*
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
*
STASY
Urban Rail Transport S.A. ( el, Σταθερές Συγκοινωνίες, Statheres Synkoinonies, translit-std=ISO, ), commonly abbreviated as STASY, is a Greek public transport operator of the Athens Metro and the Athens Tram. It is the metr ...
References
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Transport in Athens
Railway companies of Greece
Railway companies established in 1991
Rail transport in Attica
1991 establishments in Greece
Greek companies established in 1991