Athens Metro

[Susie]

Kathimerini skriver i dag:

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As of Saturday, February 14, and for the next six months, there will be no metro service between Ethinki Amyna station and Athens International Airport.

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Jeg gætter på, at der i sommer bliver lange køer ved busserne

[Frappe]

Det var på tiden, detta arbete skulle ha påbörjats för 1 år sen ungefär....

Kom i håg att det går förutom flygbuss även "vanligt" tåg till Pireus.

Camilla

[Helena S]

Hej!

Betyder detta att det är svårt att ta sig från flygplatsen in till Athen? Måste man åka buss istället?

Har funderingar på att åka dit i början av april - för allra första gången

Helena S

[Marianne]

Det bör inte vara några som helst problem med att åka bussen in till stan. Det gör vi lika gärna som att vi åker metron.

Ha det riktigt skönt och mysigt i Aten, Helena!

[Jan-Jan]

Det vanliga tåget, proastiakos, gick ett tag direkt från flygplatsen till Piraeus, hur smidigt som helst, men det gör det inte längre. Så det är inget alternativ heller om man ska hela vägen. Buss eller taxi, that's it. Så det blir nog rätt fullt i bussarna i sommar...

[Hellen]

Ursprungligen postat av Jan-Jan

Det vanliga tåget, proastiakos, gick ett tag direkt från flygplatsen till Piraeus, hur smidigt som helst, men det gör det inte längre. Så det är inget alternativ heller om man ska hela vägen. Buss eller taxi, that's it. Så det blir nog rätt fullt i bussarna i sommar...

När slutade tåget att gå, i år?
Det finns fortfarande med på linjekartan, fast den kan ju iofs vara gammal.

Den enda information angående kommunikationsstörningar från flygplatsen till Piraeus som finns att läsa på flygplatsens hemsida är att tunnelbanan inte går.
// Helén

[Kratylos]

Dear passengers,
2009 will be a highly productive year for the Athens Metro, as in about a year from today nine new stations will be put into operation which will serve thousands of residents and workers living at very densely populated areas of Attica. The extensions at four fronts proceed with intensive pace, however since the 14th of February there must be a necessary 6-month suspension of operation at the section Ethniki Amina - Halandri - Doukissis Plakentias - Airport, in order to complete the construction works for the three in-between stations at Holargos, Nomismatokopeio and Aghia Paraskevi, which unfortunately were not delivered when the extension to the airport was put into operation in 2004.
The above discomfort which will last for 6 months is rendered unavoidable. However, we hope that the discomfort will be minimised, since the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works and the Hellenic Ministry of Transport & Communication, in cooperation with the Athens Urban Transport Organisation, Attiko Metro Operation Company S.A. (AMEL) and Attiko Metro S.A., have figured out the best possible solutions for the facilitation of the passengers traveling from Ethniki Amina towards the Airport. In August, the Nomismatokopeio station will be put into operation, simultaneously with the reinstatement of operation of this section of Line 3. At the end of 2009, the Holargos station will be put into operation along with a new parking area at Nomismatokopeio with a capacity for 630 vehicles. Finally, the Aghia Paraskevi station will be available for the passengers to use in the middle of 2010.
In the end of 2009 the two new stations of the Municipality of Peristeri (Peristeri and Anthoupoli) will become part of the system, along with the extension towards Haidari and a new parking area with a capacity for 385 vehicles next to the Haidari metro station. Finally, in the beginning of 2010 the extension from the Aghios Dimitrios station up to Helliniko will be completed, with three intermediary stations at Ilioupoli, Alimos and Argiroupoli while until spring 168 air-conditioning units will be installed inside the current 2nd generation trains (14 in total) which will facilitate the transit of passengers, especially during the summer season.
Manolis Drakakis
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Attiko Metro Operation Company S.A.

The article above clarifies everything about the 6 month suspension of the operation of line 3 and gives us interesting information about the progress of other very important projects like the construction of new stations and the use of air-condition in all the trains of Attiko Metro.

For the period of 6 months , Athens international airport is served by :
* The bus lines X94 and X95 from "Ethniki Amyna" metro station
* The suburban railway which is running approximately every 15 minutes. (Its simple... you take the train from Airport to Neratziotissa and from there the line 1 of metro - which has stops at Omonoia,Monastiraki,Thiseio...and ends at Piraeus port-)
So there so reason to take a taxi.

[Jan-Jan]

Tåget går, men inte direkt hela vägen. Man får som sagt ovan hoppa av i Neratziotissa och sedan ta metron resten av vägen.
Sen när, och varför, det vet inte jag. Synd dock, för det var otroligt smidigt med direkttåg från flygplatsen till Piraeus.

[sven.kriti]

Jeg kom til Athen 24 april. Hadde ikke fått med meg det om metroen!
Den bussen var fruktasvärd!! Den tar over en time og du er heldig om du får sitteplass! All bagasjen stables ved inngangen så det er fritt fram for tyver! Det er en vanlig rutebuss, ingen flygbuss!
Med det jeg nå viste tok jeg taxi tilbake. 35 euro fra Monastiraki. Da jeg fortalte det til en venn som var undervegs tok han taxi direkt. Når du står i køen er det lett å spøre noen om de skal samme veien, så du kan dele.

[Tobbe S]

Vi fick detta mail från Economy hotel,:

We would like to thank you for choosing our Hotel for your stay at Athens,

Unfortunately at your arrival date,
the metro from/to the airport will NOT working due to some works

here are the available transportation from the airport to our Hotel

1, By express buss X95 till Syntagma square and then use the metro until Omonoia,
( Bus Ticket 3,2o Euro, per person ).
2, By train (name “ Proastiakos”) till Neratziotissa station and then change
to the metro line until the station OMONOIA Sq. (10,00 Euro group ticket for 2 persons) .
The train runs every 15 minutes and the metro every 4 to 8 minutes

3. By express bus X94 till ETHINIKI AMYNA then use the metro until Monastiraki,
(Bus Ticket 3,2o Euro, per person) last bus departs 19:30 .
4. By taxi. The cost of the taxi (NOT per person) is 32.00 to 37.00 Euro ( from airport )

From Omonoia Square you have to walk Athinas Str.,
at the second block you will see the City Hall of Athens,
at the back gate of the City Hall is Klisthenous St. at number 5 is our Hotel.
See attachment file for a small map.

From Monastiraki Square you have to walk Athinas Str.,
till to see the City Hall of Athens at your left hand,
at the back gate of the City Hall is Klisthenous St. at number 5 is our Hotel.

If you do not have many bags, choose No3
if you wish to walk as les as possible then you have to choose No1

For any question, please don't hesitate to contact with us,
we will be happy, if we can help you.
Yours Faithfully
John Vlachos
Reservations Department