Athens Metro

Athens metro, with its 65 station and 86,2km of tracks, is a model metro that has been appreciated, praised and has been a source of inspiration for the biggest experts in the field. It's real jewel that shouldn't be missed, as it is increasingly seen as one of the most beautiful and original metros in the world!!!

"A real ancient and contemporary art museum under the city", "a drawing room", "an ultra modern environment", "a unique metro in the world", "it provides impeccable service", are some of the comments made by visitors and foreign journalists who have had used it.

Moreover, from research carried out by IOBE in collaboration with the EOQ (European Organism for Quality), it emerges that the Athenian metro is the first in Europe for the quality of its service (EPSI - European Performance Satisfaction Index) and for customer satisfaction (CSI - Customer Satisfaction Index). On the contrary to what we are used to seeing in metros in the rest of the world, in the Attikò Metrò stations (this the name of the Athens metro and of the company that is in charge of the two new lines), there's no graffiti, dirty tiles or beggars, but spotless marble walls and granite floors. In its clean and light environment are displayed some of the archaeological finds discovered when excavating for the metro. In its stations you can also view the work of Greek contemporary artists, like Giorgos Zoggolopoulos, Yannis Moralis e Chryssa. It's a true museum where ancient art and modern art coexist in a fascinating environment.

The metro is therefore like an art salon under the city turning the journey around Athens into a unique and pleasurable experience, like nowhere else in the world.

It is protected daily by modern security systems, rescue squads, policemen, qualified staff and smoking, begging and selling are strictly forbidden.

The Athens metro has been built 40 metres below the ground to avoid ruining the many archaeological layers of the city. It is therefore a perfect model of technology, efficiency and cleanliness as well as a real museum to count among the dozens in the city.

Among the loveliest stations we mustn't forget Sidagma with many archaeological finds and Monastiraki housed in a splendid neoclassical building of the end of the 1800s. In the latter there's a very interesting room where protected by a glass partition, you can see the bed of the river Eridanos as if was more than 2500 years ago.

All stations are equipped with glass lifts that take you metro making it much more convenient for elderly and disabled people to reach the level of the trains.

The Athens metro is made up of 3 lines. The old line number 1 is controlled by ISAP and crosses the city from south to north, from the Pireaus port to the elegant suburb of Kifisià. It has 25 stations and is 26.5 km long. The two new lines 2 and 3 are controlled by Attikò Metrò and they cross the historical centre northbound to the international Airport and southbound to the area of Iliupoli. There are 40 stations and 59.7 km of tracks.