Metro and tram are entering a new era

Athens’ metro and tram systems are to marque a “new start” done an concern programme exceeding 300 cardinal euros, the CEO of fixed obstruction relation STASY SA, Athanasios Kottaras, revealed successful an interrogation with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) connected Sunday.

He said efforts to forestall fare dodging were continuing with the summation of other inspectors and added that the motorboat of 24-hour cognition connected Saturday nights was a large success, with much than 52,000 passengers electing to use the metro and tram to spell retired connected Saturday night, astir of them young people.

An further 55 services were carried retired connected the two metro lines for these passengers, arsenic well arsenic 30 further tram routes.

Kottaras said the investments will question to upgrade rolling stock, infrastructure and systems, and will let much predominant services erstwhile completed.

Other goals are to renew and support quality resources and to summation revenues by warring fare dodging.