Elliniko Metro (Greek:Ελληνικό Μετρό), formerlyAttiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) until May 2023,[1] is a GreekState-owned company who is responsible for the development and construction of theAthens Metro and theThessaloniki Metro, as well as theAthens Tram.
Headquartered in theEllinoroson neighbourhood of the center ofAthens, theGreek government created the company in July 1991: Elliniko Metro's original purpose was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the Athens Metro, which opened in three stages, in 2000 and 2003. Elliniko Metro also owned and operated the Athens Metro and Tram until June 2011, whenSTASY took over that role.
TheGreek government established Elliniko Metro asAttiko Metro (Greek:Αττικό Μετρό) on 18 July 1991, under Law 1955/1991. The original purpose of Attiko Metro was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of theAthens Metro, whose contract had been awarded to the Olympic Metro consortium of 23 companies in the previous month.[2][3] The Base Project consisted of two lines with a total length of 17.6 kilometres (10.9 miles) and 20 stations, and opened in three phases from 28 January 2000 to 22 April 2003.[4]: 3 The Greek government then assigned Attiko Metro the role of developing and build theThessaloniki Metro in December 2003,[5] and any future extensions to theAthens Tram in 2013.[6]
On 18 May 2023, Greek Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis announced that in advance of the opening of the Thessaloniki Metro in 2024, Attiko Metro would change its name to Elliniko Metro.[7]
TheGreek government is currently the onlyshareholder of Elliniko Metro.[6] Law 1955/1991 allows thepartial privatisation of Elliniko Metro in the future, but the Greek government must retain acontrolling interest of at least 51% over any resultant company: Elliniko Metro may also only merge with mass transit organizations that operate within the area of the formerAttica Prefecture.[8]
Elliniko Metro previously had two operational subsidiaries to operate and maintain Metro lines 2 and 3, and the current Athenian tram network: on 17 June 2011, AMEL and Tram S.A. merged withAthens–Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP) to formSTASY, a subsidiary ofTransport for Athens (OASA) instead of Elliniko Metro:[10][11][12]
TheAttiko Metro Operation Company (Greek:Αττικό Μετρό Εταιρεία Λειτουργίας,Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias), commonly abbreviated toAMEL, operated and maintained the infrastructure of Lines2 and3 of theAthens Metro, except for the surface section of Line 3 betweenDoukissis Plakentias andAthens Airport.[13] Headquartered at the Sepolia Metro Depot at 94 Kifissou Avenue, AMEL was established on 15 February 2001, three years after Law 2669/1998 allowed Elliniko Metro to operate and maintain Lines 2 and 3.[14][15]
Tram S.A. (Greek:ΤΡΑΜ Α.Ε.) operated and maintained the infrastructure of theAthens Tram, which by June 2011 consisted of 35Sirio trams and 48 stops.[16][4]: 47 Headquartered at the tram depot inElliniko, Tram S.A. was established in March 2001.[17]
The logos of both companies were the same as the system that they operated.
In this table, the completion date refers to the opening of the last section or station in the contract: for example, the initial scheme of theAthens Metro opened in three stages, on 28 January 2000, 15 November 2000, and 22 April 2003.[18][19][20]
Construction ofKerameikos was suspended in 1998, due to an archaeological dispute.[21] The station eventually opened at a different location, as part ofPhase B4.[4]: 3
^"Law 1955/1991: Establishment of a company with the name "Attiko Metro S.A., and connected purposes".Government Gazette. Α (in Greek).1991 (112). Athens: National Printing House:1581–1614. 18 July 1991.
^"Attiko Metro - Athens Metro: Olympic Metro Consortium".Cyber Thesis Journal. Athens: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 11 January 1999. Archived fromthe original on 19 January 2001. Retrieved8 November 2022. Hope, Kerin (20 June 1991). "Metro deal signed for Athens".Financial Times. No. 31483. London: Financial Times Limited. p. 6.
^abcSkayannis, Pantoleon; Kaparos, George; et al. (February 2010)."Project Profile: Greece: Athens Metro (Attiko Metro)"(PDF).Bartlett School of Planning: Omega Centre. London: University College London. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 6 November 2022. Retrieved6 November 2022.
^"Decree 28737/2637: Merger of AMEL, ISAP and TRAM S.A. to form a new public company called STASY S.A.".Government Gazette. Β (in Greek).2011 (1454). Athens: National Printing House:19812–19815. 17 June 2011.
^"AMEL S.A."Attiko Metro Operation Company. Athens. 24 January 2008. Archived fromthe original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved6 November 2022.
^"Notice of registration in the Register of Limited Companies of the formation of a Limited Company under the name Attiko Metro Operation Company".Government Gazette. ΑΕ-ΕΠΕ (in Greek).2001 (1092). Athens: National Printing House: 3. 19 February 1998.
^"Law 2669/1998: Organisation and operation of public transport in Athens, Piraeus and the surrounding area".Government Gazette. Α (in Greek).1998 (283). Athens: National Printing House: 4373. 18 December 1998.
^"Sirio Atene"(PDF).AnsaldoBreda. Napoli: Finmeccanica. 8 February 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 17 September 2013. Retrieved2 October 2022.
^"Profile".Tram S.A. Elliniko: STASY. 20 July 2011. Archived fromthe original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved7 November 2022. "Contact".Tram S.A. Elliniko: STASY. 14 November 2011. Archived fromthe original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved7 November 2022.
^Delezos, Kostas; Renieris, Antonis (14 November 2000)."To… Dafni by Metro".Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived fromthe original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved20 October 2022. The source reported that the opening ceremony took place at 12:00 on 15 November 2000, with the public being able to use the extension from 18:00 the same day.
^Axarlis, Nikos (March 1998)."Tunnel Canceled".Archaeology. Long Island City: Archaeological Institute of America. Archived fromthe original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved11 November 2022.
^Klonos, Artemis (29 July 2013)."Athens metro reaches Elliniko".International Railway Journal. Omaha: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived fromthe original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved18 October 2022.
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