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| Stations | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colour on map | Blue[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System | Athens Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | STASY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rolling stock | 1st, 2nd (DC and AC/DC) and 3rd Generations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 January 2000 (2000-01-28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last extension | 10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 47.3 km (29.4 mi)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Deep-level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line 3 of theAthens Metro is arapid transit line that runs fromDimotiko Theatro in the west toDoukissis Plakentias orAthens Airport in the east, viaSyntagma. Most Line 3 trains start or terminate at Doukissis Plakentias: athrough service to the Airport leaves once every 36 minutes, and shares most of the extended route with theAthens Suburban Railway.[6] It runs for 47.3 kilometres (29.4 mi), making it the system's longest line.
Line 3 provides a direct albeit infrequent service between thePort of Piraeus with theAthens International Airport, a journey that takes up to 59 minutes.[7] The line between Dimotiko Theatro and Doukissis Plakentias is underground, and the shared section with the Athens Suburban Railway towards the Airport is a surface-level median of theA6 andA64 motorways.
It first opened, betweenEthniki Amyna andSyntagma, on 28 January 2000, withLine 2.[8] In 2012, construction works commenced for the latest underground extension of Line 3 toDimotiko Theatro viaPiraeus which was completed on 10 October 2022.[9][10]
Dual voltage ROTEM-supplied stock with greater luggage space is used for services toAthens International Airport. Line 3 rail vehicles utilize 750 V DC third rail current collection between Dimotiko Theatro and Doukissis Plakentias, changing to 25 kV AC overhead catenary while operating on the Athens Suburban Railway for access to/from the airport.

On 1 March 2012 a contract was signed between Attiko Metro S.A. and a joint venture for the construction of the extension of Line 3 fromHaidari (Agia Marina) toPiraeus, 7.6 km (4.7 mi) long with six stations. The extension toNikaia in 2020 brought theKorydallos andNikaia municipalities into the network's catchment area, serve approximately 132,000 passengers on a daily basis and upon completion in 2022,[11] connects to the port of Piraeus, the largest passenger port of Europe[12] with theAthens International Airport in just 1 hour.[13]The completion dates of the final three stations are as follows:
There was a plan for Line 3 to have abranch line fromPanormou toMarousi: that proposal was absorbed by the U-shapedLine 4 on 1 December 2005, withGeorgios Souflias (thenMinister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works) stating that the branch line proposal would have limited the frequency of trains on either branch.[15] The branch line was similar to what is now Phase 2 of Line 4, but it did not includeOTE, and Faros was at a different location.[16]
During the construction of the first section of Line 3, Elliniko Metro considered building stations atGeoponiki (Greek:Γεωπονική) on the extension towards Egaleo betweenKerameikos andEleonas, andGirokomeio (Γηροκομείο) on the planned Marousi branch between Panormou and Faros.[17]
On 1 November 2018,STASY introduced a new timetable that scrapped direct metro services to the airport from the city center, due to the lack of spare parts for the fleet. At the time, travelers from the city center to the Airport had to change atDoukissis Plakentias. Reception towards the timetable changes was overwhelmingly negative: the negative reception included a complaint by the Transport Ministry General Secretary, Thanos Vourdas, claiming that STASY required ministerial approval to scrap the airport trains.[18] On 9 November 2018, STASY decided to reinstate the original service pattern, from 10 November 2018.[19]
The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage. Most Line 3 stations have two tracks and twoside platforms:Egaleo,Ethniki Amyna,Koropi,Monastiraki,Paiania–Kantza andPallini have two tracks and oneisland platform.Athens Airport has three tracks and two island platforms, but Metro trains can only use the middle track.
| ¤ | Limited service of one train every 36 minutes[6] |
| † | Terminal station |
| # | Interchange station |
| Station English | Station Greek | Image | Municipality | Opened | Interchanges and notes | Position |
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| Dimotiko Theatro †# | Δημοτικό Θέατρο | Piraeus | 10 October 2022[10] | Interchange with theAthens Tram at Dimarcheio. | 37°56′34″N23°38′50″E / 37.942905°N 23.647350°E /37.942905; 23.647350 (Dimotiko Theatro) | |
| Piraeus # | Πειραιάς | Piraeus | 10 October 2022[d][10] | Interchange withLine 1 and theAthens Suburban Railway. | 37°56′53″N23°38′32″E / 37.948100°N 23.642265°E /37.948100; 23.642265 (Piraeus) | |
| Maniatika | Μανιάτικα | Piraeus | 10 October 2022[10] | 37°57′34″N23°38′23″E / 37.959545°N 23.639780°E /37.959545; 23.639780 (Maniatika) | ||
| Nikaia | Νίκαια | Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis | 7 July 2020[22] | 37°57′57″N23°38′51″E / 37.965745°N 23.647550°E /37.965745; 23.647550 (Nikaia) | ||
| Korydallos | Κορυδαλλός | Korydallos | 7 July 2020[22] | 37°58′37″N23°39′01″E / 37.977050°N 23.650405°E /37.977050; 23.650405 (Korydallos) | ||
| Agia Varvara | Αγία Βαρβάρα | Agia Varvara | 7 July 2020[22] | 37°59′23″N23°39′34″E / 37.989710°N 23.659320°E /37.989710; 23.659320 (Agia Varvara) | ||
| Agia Marina | Αγία Μαρίνα | Agia Varvara | 14 December 2013[23] | 37°59′49″N23°40′02″E / 37.996860°N 23.667130°E /37.996860; 23.667130 (Agia Marina) | ||
| Egaleo | Αιγάλεω | Aigaleo | 26 May 2007[24] | 37°59′29″N23°40′54″E / 37.991420°N 23.681690°E /37.991420; 23.681690 (Egaleo) | ||
| Eleonas | Ελαιώνας | Aigaleo | 26 May 2007[24] | 37°59′16″N23°41′36″E / 37.987725°N 23.693375°E /37.987725; 23.693375 (Eleonas) | ||
| Kerameikos | Κεραμεικός | Athens | 26 May 2007[24] | Construction of Kerameikos was suspended in 1998 and later relocated, due to an archaeological dispute.[25] | 37°58′43″N23°42′39″E / 37.978715°N 23.710940°E /37.978715; 23.710940 (Kerameikos) | |
| Monastiraki # | Μοναστηράκι | Athens | 22 April 2003[e][26] | Interchange withLine 1. Some platform signs on Line 1 use the station'sKatharevousa name, "Monastirion" (Greek:Μοναστήριον).[27] | 37°58′36″N23°43′33″E / 37.976615°N 23.725905°E /37.976615; 23.725905 (Monastiraki) | |
| Syntagma # | Σύνταγμα | Athens | 28 January 2000[8] | Interchange withLine 2 and theAthens Tram. | 37°58′29″N23°44′08″E / 37.974790°N 23.735535°E /37.974790; 23.735535 (Syntagma) | |
| Evangelismos | Ευαγγελισμός | Athens | 28 January 2000[8] | 37°58′33″N23°44′48″E / 37.975900°N 23.746560°E /37.975900; 23.746560 (Evangelismos) | ||
| Megaro Moussikis | Μέγαρο Μουσικής | Athens | 28 January 2000[8] | 37°58′46″N23°45′13″E / 37.979370°N 23.753515°E /37.979370; 23.753515 (Megaro Moussikis) | ||
| Ambelokipi | Αμπελόκηποι | Athens | 28 January 2000[8] | 37°59′13″N23°45′27″E / 37.986945°N 23.757600°E /37.986945; 23.757600 (Ambelokipi) | ||
| Panormou | Πανόρμου | Athens | 28 January 2000[8] | 37°59′35″N23°45′49″E / 37.993030°N 23.763530°E /37.993030; 23.763530 (Panormou) | ||
| Katehaki | Κατεχάκη | Athens | 28 January 2000[8] | 37°59′36″N23°46′37″E / 37.993445°N 23.776965°E /37.993445; 23.776965 (Katehaki) | ||
| Ethniki Amyna | Εθνική Άμυνα | 28 January 2000[8] | 37°59′58″N23°47′05″E / 37.999475°N 23.784810°E /37.999475; 23.784810 (Ethniki Amyna) | |||
| Holargos | Χολαργός | 23 July 2010[28] | This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. | 38°00′17″N23°47′40″E / 38.004710°N 23.794355°E /38.004710; 23.794355 (Holargos) | ||
| Nomismatokopio | Νομισματοκοπείο | 2 September 2009[29] | This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. | 38°00′34″N23°48′21″E / 38.009425°N 23.805970°E /38.009425; 23.805970 (Nomismatokopio) | ||
| Aghia Paraskevi | Αγία Παρασκευή | Chalandri | 30 December 2010[30] | This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. | 38°01′03″N23°48′46″E / 38.017380°N 23.812765°E /38.017380; 23.812765 (Aghia Paraskevi) | |
| Halandri | Χαλάνδρι | Chalandri | 24 July 2004[31] | 38°01′18″N23°49′16″E / 38.021755°N 23.821185°E /38.021755; 23.821185 (Halandri) | ||
| Doukissis Plakentias[f] †# | Δουκίσσης Πλακεντίας | Chalandri | 28 July 2004[31] | Interchange with theAthens Suburban Railway at Plakentias. | 38°01′26″N23°49′57″E / 38.023965°N 23.832545°E /38.023965; 23.832545 (Doukissis Plakentias) | |
| Pallini ¤# | Παλλήνη | Pallini | September 2006[g] | Interchange with theAthens Suburban Railway. This station is operated byGAIAOSE. | 38°00′18″N23°52′11″E / 38.005100°N 23.869825°E /38.005100; 23.869825 (Pallini) | |
| Paiania–Kantza ¤# | Παιανία - Κάντζα | Paiania | 10 July 2006[g][32] | Interchange with theAthens Suburban Railway. This station is operated byGAIAOSE. | 37°59′04″N23°52′12″E / 37.984485°N 23.870020°E /37.984485; 23.870020 (Paiania–Kantza) | |
| Koropi ¤# | Κορωπί | Kropia | 10 July 2006[g][32] | Interchange with theAthens Suburban Railway. This station is operated byGAIAOSE. | 37°54′46″N23°53′45″E / 37.912860°N 23.895860°E /37.912860; 23.895860 (Koropi) | |
| Athens International Airport ¤†# | Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών | Spata-Artemida | 30 July 2004[31] | Interchange with theAthens Suburban Railway. This station is operated byAthens International Airport S.A. | 37°56′13″N23°56′41″E / 37.936890°N 23.944700°E /37.936890; 23.944700 (Athens International Airport) |