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In the end, however, the need to connect the capital's international airport with the city's most central station, Syntagma, imposed the joint travel of Suburban and Metro from Doukissis Plakentias to the Airport. [citation needed] Line A1 was put into operation on 30 July 2004, connecting Athens with the Airport without electrification. [4]
Line A1 runs between Piraeus and Athens Airport, while Line A2 reinforces the preceding service along the median of the A6 motorway between the Airport and Ano Liosia. Line A3 runs between Athens and Chalcis, and Line A4 runs between Piraeus and Kiato. [30] [29] The train service between Kiato and Aigio is a local Peloponnese service. [31]
As of 2024, it is the 16th-busiest airport in Europe and the second busiest and second largest in the Balkans, after Istanbul Airport. The new Athens International Airport covers an expanse of 16,000 acres (25.0 sq mi; 64.7 km 2), making the facility among the largest in Europe and in the world in terms of land area. [4]
The Athens Urban Area, also known as Greater Athens, [8] consists of 40 municipalities, 35 of which make up what was referred to as the former Athens Prefecture municipalities, located within 4 regional units (North Athens, West Athens, Central Athens, South Athens); and a further 5 municipalities, which make up the former Piraeus Prefecture municipalities, located within the regional unit of ...
A map of Athens Metro lines currently in operation. The Athens Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica.As of 10 October 2022, there are 66 stations on three different lines. 62 of the 66 stations are owned and operated by Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY): three stations (Pallini, Paiania–Kantza and Koropi) are owned by the Hellenic Railways ...
Line 3 of the Athens Metro is a rapid transit line that runs from Dimotiko Theatro in the west to Doukissis Plakentias or Athens Airport in the east, via Syntagma.Most Line 3 trains start or terminate at Doukissis Plakentias: a through service to the Airport leaves once every 36 minutes, and shares most of the extended route with the Athens Suburban Railway. [6]
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The Athens Tram system; The Athens Metro with 3 lines. Transport for Athens also coordinates the Athens Suburban Railway, using Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) lines, operated by Hellenic Train S.A. under the Proastiakos brand. The section between Piraeus, Magoula and Koropi is regarded as the urban part.