Line 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 ...

runs from to , via Syntagma, although most of the trains reverse at . The section from Dimotiko Theatro to the tunnel portal east of Doukissis Plakentias is underground, and the section from Doukissis Plakentias to Airport is shared with

Athens Suburban Railway The Athens Suburban Railway, ( el, Προαστιακός Αθήνας, Proastiakós Athínas) is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond Attica, including Corinthia, Boeotia, Eu ...

trains, implementing a form of the

Karlsruhe model The Karlsruhe model is a tram-train system which consists of tram/ light rail trains and commuter/regional rail trains running on the same set of tracks, generally between or outside of urban areas. It was initially developed and implemented ...

. It first opened, between and , on 28 January 2000, with Line 2. In 2012, construction works commenced for the latest underground extension of Line 3 to via which was completed on 10 October 2022.

Rolling Stock

Dual voltage ROTEM-supplied stock with greater luggage space is used for services to

Athens International Airport Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' ( el, Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», ''Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"''), commonly initialised as ...

. Line 3 rail vehicles utilize 750 V DC third rail current collection between Nikaia and Doukissis Plakentias, changing to 25 kV AC overhead catenary while operating on the Athens Suburban Railway for access to/from the airport.

Extension to Piraeus

On 1 March 2012 a contract was signed between Attiko Metro S.A. and a joint venture for the construction of the extension of Line 3 from

Haidari HaidariFor the spelling, see thmunicipal website ( el, Χαϊδάρι, ''Khaidari'') is a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, west of central Athens. Geography The municipality has an area of 22.655 km2. The geography of ...

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic ...

, 7.6 km long with six stations. The extension to

Nikaia Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and se ...

in 2020 brought the

Korydallos Korydallos ( el, Κορυδαλλός; Latin: ''Corydallus'') is a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is a suburb of Piraeus. Geography Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of c ...

and

municipalities into the network's catchment area, serve approximately 132,000 passengers on a daily basis and upon completion in 2022, connects to the port of Piraeus, the largest passenger port of Europe with the

in just 1 hour. The completion dates of the final three stations are as follows: * Maniatika (10 October 2022) * Piraeus (10 October 2022) * Dimotiko Theatro ("Municipal Theatre", 10 October 2022) ;Notes * The original plans included one more station after Dimotiko Theatro, named ''Evaggelistria''. Attiko Metro cancelled plans for the station on 10 November 2008, due to local objections. * There were plans to build a station between Korydallos and Nikaia named ''Perivolaki''.

2018 timetable controversy

On 1 November 2018,

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 ...

introduced a new timetable that scrapped direct metro services to the airport from the city center, due to the lack of spare parts for the fleet. At the time, travelers from the city center to the Airport had to change at . Reception towards the timetable changes was overwhelmingly negative: the negative reception included a complaint by the Minister for Transport, Thanos Vourdas, claiming that STASY required ministerial approval to scrap the airport trains. On 9 November 2018, STASY decided to reinstate the original service pattern, from 10 November 2018.

Stations

The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage. Most Line 3 stations have two tracks and two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s: , , , , and have two tracks and one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

. has three tracks and two island platforms, but Metro trains can only use the middle track. }) on the Line 1 platforms. , , - , style="background-color:#E6FFE6", ^# , style="background-color:#E6FFE6", , Athens Metro Syntagma Station 3

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 ...

, 28 January 2000 , Interchange with and . , , - , , , Evangelismos metro station

, 28 January 2000 , , , - , , , Athens Metro Megaro Mousikis1

, 28 January 2000 , , , - , , , ,

, 28 January 2000 , , , - , , , Athens Metro panormou station

, 28 January 2000 , , , - , , , Athens Metro Katehaki

, 28 January 2000 , , , - , , , Athens Metro Ethniki Amyna2

, , 28 January 2000 , , , - , , , Athens Metro Holargos 3

, , 23 July 2010 , This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. , , - , , , 20100124-Nomismatokopio station

, , 2 September 2009 , This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. , , - , data-sort-value="Agia Paraskevi", , , Athens Metro Agia Paraskevi 2

Chalandri Chalandri ( el, Χαλάνδρι, Ancient Greek: Φλύα, ''Phlya'') is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is a municipality of the Attica region. Geography Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around fr ...

, 30 December 2010 , This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. , , - , , , Halandri Metro Station, Athens

, 24 July 2004 , , , - , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", ) on the

. ^†# , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", , Metro Δουκίσσης Πλακεντίας

, 28 July 2004 , Interchange with at Plakentias. , , - , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", ^¤# , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", , Pallini Station

Pallini Pallini ( el, Παλλήνη) is a suburban town in Greater Athens Area and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica regional unit. Geography ...

, data-sort-value="30 September 2006", September 2006 , Interchange with . This station is operated by GAIAOSE. , , - , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", ^¤# , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", , ,

Paiania Paiania (or ''Paeanea'' or ''Peania'' el, Παιανία, , before 1915: Λιόπεσι - ''Liopesi'', ; Arvanitika: Λοπε̱σ romanized: Lopës) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, located e ...

, 10 July 2006 , Interchange with . This station is operated by GAIAOSE. , , - , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", ^¤# , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", , Koropi station1

Kropia Kropia ( el, Κρωπία) is a municipality in East Attica, Greece and has a land area of 102.0 km2. The soil is very fertile (something common in the Mediterranean) and many crops are grown on it, most importantly vineyards, olives, figs, ...

, 10 July 2006 , Interchange with . This station is operated by GAIAOSE. , , - , style="background-color:#FFF2E6",

^¤†# , style="background-color:#FFF2E6", , Athens Airport suburban rail and metro station

Spata-Artemida Spata-Artemida ( el, Σπάτα-Αρτέμιδα) is a municipality in the East Attica regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spata. The municipality has an area of 73.695 km2. Municipality The municipality S ...

, 30 July 2004 , Interchange with . This station is operated by

Athens International Airport S.A. Athens International Airport S.A. or AIA is the airport authority that owns and manages Athens International Airport. History AIA was created in 1996 with the Greek government as a majority stakeholder (55%) and Hochtief holding 45% of the capita ...

Notes

References

External links

Athens Metro official website
{{Public transport in Athens Athens Metro lines Railway lines opened in 2000 2000 establishments in Greece