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The Athens Tram is a modern
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system that serves the Greek capital of
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. The current system is operated by STASY, who also manages the Athens Metro, and is part of the Transport for Athens network. The initial network opened on 19 July 2004, a few weeks prior to the
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in Athens, and was the first since the closure of the original system in October 1960, and the
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in April 1977. The initial network consisted of three branches, each of them reaching
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to the north, Kolymvitirio to the south, and Stadio Irinis & Filias (SEF) to the west. The system later saw extensions to Asklipiio Voulas in November 2007, Gipedo Karaiskaki in November 2019, and then Agia Triada via the Piraeus loop in December 2021. Since December 2021, the system consists of 59 tram stops: one additional stop, Akti Poseidonos on the western end of the Piraeus branch, is complete but not yet open. A majority of the stops are within the
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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 ...
, and one is in Voula, an Athenian suburb in the East Attica regional unit. There are many proposals to extend the Athens Tram, but because many of the stops associated with the proposals are unconfirmed, they are not included here until construction begins. __TOC__


Current tram stops

Unless indicated, the spelling of the tram stop names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage.


Stops on the Piraeus branch

The following is a list of tram stops on the Piraeus branch, from the junction of
Poseidonos Avenue Poseidonos Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Ποσειδώνος), also known as Paraliaki (), is the main coastal road of Athens, Greece. It runs from new Faliro in Piraeus to Glyfada and beyond, traversing all the coastal suburbs of Athens; thus it ...
and Achilleos to Omiridou Skylitsi, via the Piraeus loop. Services on this branch were suspended from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project: Tzitzifies, Kallithea and Moschato were also rebuilt during the realignment works. }), and is currently the westernmost tram stop, located on the right side of Ethiki Antistaseos Street and directly in front of the cathedral. It is within walking distance of Themistokleous Square to the south, and the
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and Piraeus Tower to the west. , , -id="P19" , Plateia Ippodameias , , , , , , -id="P20" , 34 Syntagmatos Pezikou). , , , , , , -id="P21" , Androutsou , , , , , , -id="P22" , Omiridou Skylitsi , , , , , , -id="P23" , style="background-color:#E6FFE6",  # , style="background-color:#E6FFE6", , , 19 July 2004 , , Interchange with at , via a footbridge over Poseidonos Avenue. SEF was the western terminus of the initial network for the
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in Athens. It has a set of
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s to the east, allowing trams to turn back in case of disruption on the Piraeus loop: the crossovers were also in regular use during SEF's time as a terminus. ,


Stops on the Syntagma branch

The following is a list of tram stops on the Syntagma branch, from the junction of
Poseidonos Avenue Poseidonos Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Ποσειδώνος), also known as Paraliaki (), is the main coastal road of Athens, Greece. It runs from new Faliro in Piraeus to Glyfada and beyond, traversing all the coastal suburbs of Athens; thus it ...
and Achilleos to Syntagma. The branch was cut back to Kassomouli from 19 October 2018 to 20 November 2020, due to concerns over
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in the underground riverbed of the Ilisos. }), which is halfway between this tram stop and Panaghitsa. , , -id="S02" , Panaghitsa , , , , , , -id="S03" , Amfitheas , , , , Amfitheas is located at the junction of Achilleos Street and Dimokratias Street: the nortbound platform is on the eastern side, and the southbound platform to the west. , , -id="S04" , Achilleos , , , , , , -id="S05" , Evangeliki Scholi , , , , , , -id="S06" , Medeas–Mykalis , , , , , , -id="S07" , Aghia Paraskevi , , , , Aghia Paraskevi is named after a
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church to the south, halfway between this tram stop and Medeas–Mykalis: the unrelated of the same name is about north east of the tram stop. , , -id="S08" , Megalou Alexandrou , , , , , , -id="S09" , Aghias Fotinis–Platia , , , , , , -id="S10" , Aegeou , , , , , , -id="S11" , Baknana , , , , , , -id="S12" , style="background-color:#E6FFE6",  #
, style="background-color:#E6FFE6",
, , rowspan="2", , rowspan="2", Interchange with . Although Neos Kosmos' platforms are about apart, the southbound platform is on Gouveli Street, while the northbound platform is on Kasomouli Street. , , - , style="background-color:#E6FFE6",  #
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, , , -id="S13" , Kassomouli , , , , , , -id="S14" , style="background-color:#E6FFE6", Fix # , style="background-color:#E6FFE6", , , , Interchange with at
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. The stop is located on the northeastern side of the road junction with Kallirois Avenue and Irakleous Street. , , -id="S15" , Leoforos Vouliagmenis , , , , Leoforos Vouliagmenis was the northern terminus for Tram Lines 1 and 2, during the Olympic Games and until early-2005. The stop is located about west of
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in the Neos Kosmos neighbourhood, at the junction with Kallirois Avenue and Vourvachi Street. There is a single
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to the south of the tram stop, which allows trams to turn back in case of disruption. , , -id="S16" , Zappio
,
, , rowspan="2", , rowspan="2", Zappio's platforms are about apart, with the southbound platform on Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, in front of the
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, and the northbound platform on Ardittou Avenue. Both platforms are within walking distance of both the Zappeion and the Panathenaic Stadium. , , - , Zappio
,
, , , -id="S17" , style="background-color:#FFFFE6",  †# , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", , , , Interchange with . Syntagma was the northern terminus of the initial network for the
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in Athens: the tram stop was a single-track terminus and a side platform until 10 December 2018, and reopened on 14 March 2018 with a dual-track layout and an island platform. ,


Stops on the Glyfada branch

The following is a list of tram stops on the Glyfada branch, from the junction of
Poseidonos Avenue Poseidonos Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Ποσειδώνος), also known as Paraliaki (), is the main coastal road of Athens, Greece. It runs from new Faliro in Piraeus to Glyfada and beyond, traversing all the coastal suburbs of Athens; thus it ...
and Achilleos to Asklipiio Voulas: tram stops between Edem and Kentro Istioploias are located west of Poseidonos Avenue. }). , , -id="G02" , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", Pikrodafni  , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", , , , Line 6 (from ) terminates on the middle track, while Line 7 (from Agia Triada and Asklepieio Voulas) uses the outer tracks. , , -id="G03" , Marina Alimou , , , , , , -id="G04" , Kalamaki , , , , , , -id="G05" , Zefyros , , , , , , -id="G06" , Loutra Alimou , , , , , , -id="G07" , Elliniko , , , , Elliniko is named after the former airport: the of the same name is about east of the tram stop. , , -id="G08" , data-sort-value="Aghiou Kosma, 1", 1st Aghiou Kosma , data-sort-value="Αγίου Κοσμά, 1", , , , , , -id="G09" , data-sort-value="Aghiou Kosma, 2", 2nd Aghiou Kosma , data-sort-value="Αγίου Κοσμά, 2", , , , , , -id="G10" , Aghios Alexandros , , , , , , -id="G11" , Ellinon Olymbionikon , , , , , , -id="G12" , Kentro Istioploias , , , , , , -id="G13" , Platia Vergoti , , , , , , -id="G14" , Paralia Glyfadas , , , , , , -id="G15" , Paleo Demarhio , , , , , , -id="G16" , Platia Vaso Katraki , , , , , , -id="G17" , Aghelou Metaxa , , , , , , -id="G18" , Platia Esperidon , , , , , , -id="G19" , Kolymvitirio , , , , Kolymvitirio was the southern terminus of the initial network for the
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in Athens. Named after a local swimming pool, the tram stop is located on the central reservation of Dimarchou Angelou Mextaxa, and serves a residential area in Glyfada. There is a
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to the south of the tram stop, which allows trams to turn back in case of disruption at Asklepieio Voulas: the crossover was in regular use when Kolymvitirio was the terminus. , , -id="G20" , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", Asklipiio Voulas  , style="background-color:#FFFFE6", , , 15 November 2007 , , Asklepieio Voulas is the only tram stop in the
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. The tram stop is located west of Konstantinou Karamanli Avenue, and is named after a nearby hospital. , , -


Future tram stops

The following is a list of tram stops that are under construction: proposed tram stops are not included. One tram stop on the western end of the Piraeus branch, Akti Poseidonos, is not yet open.


See also

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section of Athens tram * List of Athens Metro stations


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