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Athens Metro Second in Pickpocket Complaints in the World

Athens has the second worst reputation for pickpocketing in the world according to tourists, new research reveals.

Athens Metro Stations Closed After Bomb Threat

All of the Athens Metro stations along two of the city's busiest lines, the second and third, were closed on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat. The second and third lines, commonly referred to as the red and blue lines,...

Three New Athens Metro Line Stations to Open in July

Residents of Athens will see the completion of the extension of the Athens Metro Line 3 to Piraeus, and the opening of three more Metro stations by July, it was announced on Thursday. Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis made...

New Athens Metro Line Given the Go-Ahead

The Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court, on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for Line 4 of the Athens metro, which will start in the Alsos Veikou district and run to Goudi. There are two bidders for the project who...

Three New Athens Metro Stations to Open in June

Three new stations of Athens' Metro Line Three are due to open in June, according to information an Attiko Metro operator shared with the state-run AMNA news agency on Thursday. The stations are Agios Nikolaos, which is in Nikea, and Agia...

Homeless Briton Murdered in Athens Metro Station

A homeless man holding British nationality was found brutally murdered in Athens' underground station Thisio on Thursday morning. The British national had been living on the streets of Athens. His body was found by employees of the Athenian electric railways at...

Vegan Campaign on Athens Metro Gets Mixed Reactions (photos)

Posters by a Greek vegan group that appeared in the Athens Metro during the last week caused mixed reactions by commuters. The posters, part of a larger campaign by the group greekvegans.gr, depicted among others a calf with his mother,...

Three Bidders Shortlisted for Athens Metro Expansion

Greece’s state-owned subway operator, Attiko Metro, has short-listed three interested groups of contractors in a tender for a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) expansion project. The bidders are Greek contractor GEK Terna with France’s Vinci and Germany's Siemens; J&P Avax...

Union Meeting to Halt Athens Metro Services on Thursday

There will be no metro services on lines 2 (red line) and 3 (blue line) on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in order for the union to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting. Among the issues to be discussed...

'No Speak English' Sign at Athens Metro Stuns Visitors

Even the best of us can get tongue-tied under pressure, but one Athens transport worker clearly had enough of trying to deal with non-Greek-speaking customers, erecting a 'NO SPEAK ENGLISH' sign at a booth used to sell tickets...

Hooded Vandals Smash Athens Metro Station, Invade Macedonian University

Two different incidents of vandalism, one in Athens and one in Thessaloniki, were recorded today. Hooded anarchists appear to be the culprits on both attacks. The first one occurred during the big Athens protest march, when a group of hooded...

Traffic Jams all Over the Capital Due to Athens Metro Strike

The Athens Metro came to a standstill on Thursday when workers in the Greek capital began a 24-hour strike to oppose the planned privatisation of the rail operator. The strike disrupted the daily commute for thousands of Athenians and caused...

Athens Metro Expansion Project Receives Four Bids

Four bidders have expressed interest in Greece's tender for a €1.45 billion ($1.70 billion) project to expand the Athens metro, state-owned Attiko Metro announced on Thursday. The interested investors are Greek contractor GEK Terna with France's Vinci and Siemens; J&P...

Four Bidders Expected for Athens Metro Project

Four bidders are expected to show interest in Greece's tender to build a 1.45 billion euro ($1.72 billion) project to expand the Athens metro, a source familiar with the matter said. Greece's GEK Terna will bid as part of a...

Athens Metro, Tram Workers Announce 24-Hour Strike on Thursday

Workers on Athens fixed-rail transport systems (tram, metro and Kifissia-Piraeus electric railway) have announced a 24-hour strike next Thursday, in protest against legislation that hands over the commercial exploitation of STASY fixed-rail transport stations and premises to the Athens...