Attiko Metro

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Attiko Metro S.A.
Native name
Αττικό Μετρό
Romanized name
Attiko Metro
Type Anonymi Etaireia (SA)
Founded18 July 1991;31 years ago (1991-07-18) in Athens, Greece
Headquarters
Mesogeion Avenue 191–193
115 25 Athens
,
Greece
Areas served
Key people
Nikolaos Tachiaos (CEO)
Owner Government of Greece (100%)
Subsidiaries
Website ametro.gr

Attiko Metro (Greek : Αττικό Μετρό) is a Greek public company who is responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro and the Thessaloniki Metro, as well as the Athens Tram.

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Headquartered in the Ellinoroson neighbourhood of Athens, the Greek government created Attiko Metro in July 1991: Attiko Metro's original purpose was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the Athens Metro, which opened in three stages, in 2000 and 2003. Attiko Metro also owned and operated the Athens Metro and Tram until June 2011, when STASY took over that role.

History

Attiko Metro was created on 18 July 1991, under Law 1955/1991: The original purpose of Attiko Metro was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the Athens Metro, whose contract had been awarded to the Olympic Metro consortium of 23 companies in the previous month. [1] [2] The Base Project consisted of two lines with a total length of 17.6 kilometres (10.9 miles) and 20 stations, and opened in three phases from 28 January 2000 to 22 April 2003. [3] : 3  The Greek government then assigned Attiko Metro the role of developing and build the Thessaloniki Metro in December 2003, [4] and any future extensions to the Athens Tram in 2013. [5]

Organisation

Tunnel boring machine for the Athens Metro OFS 04res.jpg
Tunnel boring machine for the Athens Metro

The Greek government is currently the only shareholder of Attiko Metro. [5] Law 1955/1991 allows the partial privatisation of Attiko Metro in the future, but the Greek government must retain a controlling interest of at least 51% over any resultant company: Attiko Metro may also only merge with mass transit organizations that operate within the area of the former Attica Prefecture. [6]

Current operations

Attiko Metro is currently responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro, [7] the Thessaloniki Metro, and the Athens Tram.

Former operations

Attiko Metro previously had two operational subsidiaries to operate and maintain the Metro lines 2 and 3 and Tram network in Athens: on 17 June 2011, AMEL and Tram S.A. merged with Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP) to form STASY, a subsidiary of Transport for Athens (OASA) instead of Attiko Metro: [8] [9] [10]

The logos of both companies were the same as the system that they operated.

Timeline of Athens Metro projects

In this table, the completion date refers to the opening of the last section or station in the contract: for example, the initial scheme of the Athens Metro opened in three stages, on 28 January 2000, 15 November 2000, and 22 April 2003. [16] [17] [18]

PhaseDescriptionCompletedNotesRef.
A
22 April 2003Construction of Kerameikos was suspended in 1998, due to an archaeological dispute. [19] The station eventually opened at a different location, as part of Phase B4. [3] : 3  [20] [18]
B1Athens Metro Line 3 extension from Ethniki Amyna to Athens Airport 30 December 2010Six stations in this section opened later than the line itself. The stations that opened later were: Paiania–Kantza, Pallini and Koropi (in 2006); [21] Nomismatokopio (2009); and Agia Paraskevi and Holargos (2010). [20] [22]
B2Athens Metro Line 2 extension from Dafni to Agios Dimitrios 5 June 2004 [20] [23]
B3Athens Metro Line 2 extension from Sepolia to Agios Antonios 9 August 2004 [20] [23]
B4Athens Metro Line 3 extension from Monastiraki to Egaleo 26 May 2007The project included the deferred Kerameikos station. [20] [24]
B5Athens Metro Line 2 extension from Agios Antonios to Anthoupoli 6 April 2013 [20] [25]
B6Athens Metro Line 2 extension from Agios Dimitrios to Elliniko 26 July 2013 [20] [26]
B7Athens Metro Line 3 extension from Egaleo to Agia Marina 14 December 2013 [20] [27]
B8Athens Metro Line 3 extension from Agia Marina to Dimotiko Theatro 10 October 2022 [28]
B9Athens Metro Line 4 from Alsos Veikou to Goudi2029 (planned)The project is currently under construction. [29]

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