The Athens tram connects the city centre with the coast
The Mass Transit System of Athens, Greece consists of: This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...
Buses (Operated by E.THE.L., Etaireia Thermikon Leoforeion, Thermal Bus Company, Ε.ΘΕ.Λ. Εταιρεία Θερμικών Λεωφορείων, in Greek)
Electric Buses (Trolleys) (Operated by I.L.P.A.P., Ilektrika Leoforeia Periohis Athinon - Peiraios, Electric Buses of Athens - Piraeus, Η.Λ.Π.Α.Π., Ηλεκτρικά Λεωφορεία Περιοχής Αθηνών Πειραιώς in Greek)
Entrance of Syntagma Station, one of central Athens' Metro stations. Some stations incorporate archaeological findings unearthed during the construction of the tunnels.
4 Metro Lines (Line 1 operated by I.S.A.P., Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon - Peiraios, Electric Railways of Athens - Piraeus, Η.Σ.Α.Π., Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών - Πειραιώς in Greek. Lines 2 & 3 operated by Attiko Metro Operation Company S.A.). Line 4 or Suburban Railway (Proastiakos Sidirodromos, Προαστιακός Σιδηρόδρομος in Greek is operated by Proastiakos
Tram Lines (Operated by Tram S.A.)
The companies I.S.A.P., I.L.P.A.P. and E.THE.L. belong to O.A.S.A., Organismos Astikon Syngoinonion Athinon, Athens Urban Transport Organisation) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Syntagma Station Syntagma station of Attiko Metro is located at Syntagma Square in the center of Athens, Greece. ... The Athens Metro is the underground public transport system of Athens, Greece, constructed by the Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) company (literally Attican metro). History Construction began in 1996 to decrease traffic congestion and clean up the enviromnent by reducing Athens smog level. ... Proastiakos (Greek: Î Ïοαστιακός, literally the Suburban) is the new suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. ... Proastiakos (Greek: Î Ïοαστιακός, literally the Suburban) is the new suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. ...
Attiko Metro S.A. is currently wholly owned by the Greek government[1].
Proastiakos (Suburban Railway) belongs to O.S.E. (National Railways of Greece)
External links
Athens' suburban train
O.A.S.A. Athens Urban Transport Organisation Homepage
E.THE.L. Thermal Bus Company Homepage
Attiko Metro (Metro Lines 2,3) Operation Company Homepage
I.S.A.P. (Metro Line 1) Homepage
Tram S.A. Homepage
Proastiakos (Athens Suburban Railway) Homepage
Hellenic Ministry of Transportation and Communications Homepage
Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína, IPA /a'θina/) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece.
Athens sprawls across the central plain of Attica, which is bound by Mount Aegaleo on the west, Mount Parnitha on the north, Mount Penteli to the northeast, Mount Hymettus on the east, and the Saronic Gulf on the southwest.
Athens was awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics on September 5, 1997 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after surprisingly having lost the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
Athens was the host city of the 1896 Summer Olympics 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Olympics and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism.
Athens sprawls across the central plain of Attica Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attikí) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece.
It is situated west of Athens, southeast of Eleusis, east of the island of Salamis and northwest of Piraeus.
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