metro
Ancient Greece
Ancient Past of Thessaloniki Unearthed During Metro Construction
A number of significant ancient archaeological finds have been unearthed in Thessaloniki during the excavations conducted for the construction of the Thessaloniki Metro.
This is a common occurrence in Greece, where such treasures are often unearthed during building construction.
The findings...
Archaeology
Greek Court Greenlights Removal of Thessaloniki Metro Antiquities
The antiquities found during digs for the upcoming Thessaloniki metro system are to be removed, according to a court decision Tuesday.
Greek News
Athens Public Transport Tickets Now Sold Online
Athens public transport tickets are now available for purchase online thanks to a much anticipated website redesign released on Thursday.
Crime
Two Teens Arrested for Beating Athens Metro Station Manager
Two youths were arrested on Saturday and taken to the public prosecutor for violently assaulting an Athens metro station manager.
The prosecutor pressed criminal charges against the two brothers - 15 and 17 years old - for the grave assault...
Crime
Mask Deniers Brutally Attack Athens Metro Employee
Mask deniers brutally attacked and injured an employee of the Athens metro on Wednesday after he confronted them for not wearing masks.
Footage shows two young men repeatedly kicking the employee who is laying on the ground, desperately trying to...
Archaeology
Ancient Aqueduct, Thousands of Hellenistic Artifacts Uncovered in Piraeus
Greek archaeologists unearthed an ancient aqueduct and thousands of objects and artifacts dating from Hellenistic and Roman times during the excavations for the expansion of the Athens metro line to Pireaus.
Some of the artifacts will frame the permanent exhibition...
Greece
Athens' Three New Metro Stations to Alleviate Traffic Congestion in City
Three new metro stations opened to the public on Tuesday in the Greek capital.
Named after the Piraeus suburbs of Aghia Varvara, Korydallos and Nikea, the new Line 3 metro stations will serve 60,000 people daily, a number that will...
Greece
Greece Vows to Deliver Thessaloniki Metro System by 2023
The long-delayed metro system for Thessaloniki will be ready by the year 2023, a government minister vowed on Monday.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis reiterated his pledge that the metro will be delivered in full, and in operational order,...
Crime
Vandals Deface Acropolis Metro Station in Athens
Greek police on Wednesday evening arrested 43 people on suspicion that they had vandalized the Acropolis metro station in Athens.
The suspects are accused of spray painting slogans underneath the replicas of ancient antiquities displayed at the station, and of destroying...
Greece
Public Outrage as Anti-Abortion Banner Appears in Athens' Metro
Posters put up by a pro-life, or anti-abortion, organization appeared in Athens' metro stations on Monday, promoting the positions of the Greek anti-abortion movement called ''Afiste Me Na Ziso'' (''Let Me Live'').
Since the very first moments of their appearance,...