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CAUTION: The Keramikos-Monastery section is still under construction!

ATHENS SUBWAY FACT SHEET

• 1. Withdrawn from weekday traffic. Several kept serviceable for Sunday "Nostalgic-trips" and specials
• 2. Recently formed 5-car trainsets by sandwiching surplus power coaches between 2 units.
• 3. Externally identical to series 8
• 4. Recently formed 6-car trainsets by adding half-trains to quadruple trainsets

Kephissia,1991Photo:Author

• The present route of the Subway was occupied by the Athens-Piraeus and Athens-Kephissia steam commuter railways.
• Subway Construction began in 1895 to reach Omonoia Sq. in the heart of Athens
• Electric operation between Omonoia and Piraeus Stations 1904.
• Hellenic Electric RR takes over the Athens-Piraeus line and the Electric Transit Co. takes over the Athens-Kephissia Line in 1926.
• The Kephissia Line closes down in segments from 1928 to 1938 to allow conversion to electric subway.
• WWII put an end to subway conversion in 1940.
• During the early 1950's the Electric Transit Co. transferred the abandoned Athens-Kephissia alignement to the Hellenic Electric RR.
• Arrangements made in 1950 to purchase modern trainsets from Germany.
• Subway operation reaches Kephissia in 1957.
• Surface Route 3 to the Royal Pavillon converted to buses in 1960.
• Control of the subway is transfered to State-owned HSAP Janary 1, 1976 and plans are made for 2 more lines.
• Surface Route 4 to Perama converted to buses in 1977.
• A newly formed company, ATTIKO METRO, offically starts building both new lines in 1992.
• First new segment Sepolia - Pentagon opened on 28-01-2000. Constitution Sq. - Daphne section already in regular operation since 15-11-2000!
  Constitution-Monastery opened 23/04/2003