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The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece.The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011. [3]STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, [4] which serve two tram lines and 60 stops.
The steam-powered tram of Faliro started its operation in 1887. Having its starting point in front of the Academy of Athens it traversed Panepistimiou street, Amalias and Thisseos avenues, traveling to Tzitzifies and from there along the coastal road to end up at Faliro, which at that time was the location of seaside resorts and sea baths. [1]
On 28 February 2011, the Greek Government enacted Law 3920/2011, which allowed the Attiko Metro Operation Company (AMEL) to merge with the Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP) and Tram S.A. to form Urban Rail Transport S.A., or STASY as it is commonly known. [4]
The following is a list of tram stops on the Piraeus branch, from the junction of Poseidonos Avenue and Achilleos to Omiridou Skylitsi, via the Piraeus loop. [8]Services on this branch were suspended from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project: Tzitzifies, Kallithea and Moschato were also rebuilt during the ...
A modern Athens Tram station and vehicles. Stasy operates a fleet of 60 vehicles, [5] 35 'Ansaldobreda Sirio' and 25 'Alstom Citadis 305', [6] which serve 60 stations, [5] employ 345 people with an average daily occupancy of 65,000 passengers. [5] The tram network spans a total length of 27 km (17 mi) and covers ten Athenian suburbs. [5]
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.
Athens is served by the Athens International Airport (ATH), located near the town of Spata, in the eastern Messoghia plain, some 35 km (22 mi) east of center of Athens. [112] The airport, awarded the "European Airport of the Year 2004" Award, [ 113 ] is intended as an expandable hub for air travel in southeastern Europe and was constructed in ...
Athens and Piraeus: Trams in Athens: Horse 1882 1908 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Steam 1887 1908 Electrified and incorporated into Athens tramway network Electric 1908 1960 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Athens: Athens Tram: Electric 19 Jul 2004 Two modern tramlines. Piraeus: Piraeus Harbour Tramway: Horse 1883 1908 Electric ...