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Chaos in Athens As 24-Hour Strike Paralyzes Public Transport

The daily commute for thousands of Athenians was disrupted on Wednesday morning due to a 24-hour nationwide general strike. The labor action was called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE), Greece's largest union for private-sector workers. Metro,...

Changes Coming to Athens Airport Metro Route

Passengers on Athens metro line 3 traveling to or from Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport will have to switch trains en route as of Thursday. This change was announced by the Urban Rail Transport company (STASY) on Monday. Until now, trains...

Metro Closures Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in Athens as Authorities Install New Ticket Barriers

Transportation authorities have been closing many public metro stations around Athens over the past few weeks as they install the new ticket barriers to curb ticket fare dodgers. The latest closures are on Thursday at Peristeri station on Line 2...

More Vandalism to New Electronic Ticket Validation Machines for Public Transportation

The incidents of vandalism of public transportation vehicles and ticket validation machines continues to occur in and around the city of Athens. According to Kathimerini, on Monday at around 11:30 pm in the suburb of Vari on the 117 Glyfada-Vari...

Police Attempt to Crack Down on Public Transportation Vandalism

According to estimates, the cost to the public from people dodging fares for public transportation in Greece comes to an annual amount of 40 and 60 million euros. As an increasing amount of people opt to dodge public transportation fares...

Eight in Ten Greeks Dodge Bus Fares

New data released by Road Transport AE (OSY) indicate that eight out of ten Greeks do not pay fare when taking the bus. OSY is showing a "black hole" in revenues as fare-dodging has taken unprecedented dimensions since the summer...

Atenistas Photo Contest 'Athens Through the Photos of its People'

Atenistas, in collaboration with the Urban Rail Transport SA, is organizing a unique photo contest, which will be followed by a photo exhibition in the center of Athens, called "Athens Through the Photos of its People." The aim of...