The Athens Metro is an underground rapid transit system serving the greater area of Athens, the capital city of Greece. It was constructed and owned by Attiko Metro S.A. (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό Α.Ε., literally 'Attic metro') and operated until 2011 by Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias S.A. (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό Εταιρεία Λειτουργίας Α.Ε., English: Attic Metro Operating Company). Currently it is being integrated with ISAP and Athens Tram in the new com...
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The Athens Metro is an underground rapid transit system serving the greater area of Athens, the capital city of Greece. It was constructed and owned by Attiko Metro S.A. (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό Α.Ε., literally 'Attic metro') and operated until 2011 by Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias S.A. (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό Εταιρεία Λειτουργίας Α.Ε., English: Attic Metro Operating Company). Currently it is being integrated with ISAP and Athens Tram in the new company STASY S.A.
For a long time the only rapid transit system in Athens and Piraeus was the old Athens-Piraeus Railway, which was electrified in 1904 and extended to Kifissia in 1957. That system remained in use and was operated until 2011 by ISAP, a separate company under separate ownership. It was occasionally referred to by third parties as Metro Line 1 (Green line). Its main distinctive feature from lines 2 and 3 is that it runs almost exlusively overground.
Construction of Lines 2 and 3 began in November 1991 to decrease traffic...
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