Athens Metro

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The Athens Metro is the rapid transit system serving Greece's capital, combining modern underground lines with some of the world’s oldest continuously operating urban rail infrastructure.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf metro system
rapid transit system
characteristic combines underground and overground sections
includes some of the world’s oldest continuously operating urban rail infrastructure
connectsTo Athens International Airport
Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos)
Athens Tram
Athens bus network
Athens trolleybus network
Piraeus port
country Greece
electrification 750 V DC third rail
environmentalImpact reduces road congestion and air pollution in Athens
fareSystem integrated with Athens urban transport
feature accessibility for people with disabilities
archaeological exhibits in stations
hasDepot Elliniko depot
Sepolia depot
hasExtension Line 3 extension to Piraeus
hasFuturePlan Line 4 (U-shaped new metro line)
hasLine Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
hasStation Airport station
Monastiraki station
Omonia station
Piraeus station
Syntagma station
lineColor Line 1 – green
Line 2 – red
Line 3 – blue
locatedIn Attica
modernNetworkOpening 2000
notableAspect significant role during 2004 Athens Olympic Games
numberOfLines 3
openedSegment Line 1 origin as Athens–Piraeus Railway in 1869
operatedBy Urban Rail Transport S.A.
operator STASY S.A.
owner Hellenic Republic
planningAuthority OASA (Athens Urban Transport Organisation)
primaryPurpose urban passenger transport
safetyFeature CCTV surveillance
automatic train protection on newer lines
serves Athens
Athens metropolitan area
serviceType high-frequency urban rail
ticketing ATH.ENA electronic ticket and card system
trackGauge 1435 mm
uses standard gauge track

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Athens tram network ("Athens Metro Line 2")
Athens tram network ("Athens Metro Line 3")
connectsWith
Plateia Syntagmatos ("Athens Metro Line 2")
Plateia Syntagmatos ("Athens Metro Line 3")
servedBy
Syntagma metro station ("Athens Metro Line 2")
Syntagma metro station ("Athens Metro Line 3")
serves
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos ("Athens Metro Line 3")
hasMetroConnection
Athens
hasMetroSystem
Panepistimiou Street
hasPublicTransport
Piraeus
hasTransportConnection
Syntagma metro station ("Attiko Metro S.A.")
ownedBy
Syntagma metro station
partOf

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