The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens , Greece . The system is owned and operated by STASY , which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011.
21-495: STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Sirio vehicles, which serve two tram lines and 60 stops . The tram network spans a total length of 27 kilometres (16.8 mi) throughout ten Athenian suburbs. This network runs from Syntagma (central Athens) to the coastal suburb of Palaio Faliro , where the line splits in two branches: the first ends as soon as it meets the Athens coastline at Pikrodafni Station (where it meets
42-415: A dual-voltage or electro-diesel vehicle with various configurations. The main article provides vehicle and order descriptions. Used as a light rail. 40 m (131 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) (NGd99) (116Nd) Faliro metro station Faliro ( Greek : Φάληρο ), also known as Neo Faliro ( Greek : Νέο Φάληρο ) on signage and maps, is a station on Athens Metro Line 1 . It
63-515: A trolley pole . The most popular solution is Alstom's proprietary ground-level power supply ( APS , first used in Bordeaux and subsequently in Angers , Reims , Orleans , Tours , Dubai , Rio , and Sydney ), consisting of a type of third rail which is only powered while it is completely covered by a tram so that there is no risk of a person or animal coming into contact with a live rail. On
84-402: A one-way loop from Stadio Irinis & Filias to Akti Poseidonos, along with twelve new stops: construction work started in 2013, and the first test run of the extension took place on 7 February 2019. From 28 November 2019, trams heading towards Faliro terminated at Gipedo Karaiskaki instead of Stadio Irinis & Filias, before running out of service towards Akti Poseidonos. The loop opened to
105-461: A subsidiary company of Attiko Metro S.A., the state company which developed the Athens Metro network. The company started the construction of the initial network in the beginning of 2002, and was opened by Michalis Liapis ( Minister for Transport and Communications ) on 19 July 2004, a few weeks prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The construction of the tram network was financed by
126-432: A validated ticket or a monthly card are penalized by a fine of 60 times the price of a standard ticket. Children under 6, the handicapped, and persons currently enlisted in the military are eligible for free transportation. The Athens Tram currently consists of two routes, Lines 6 and 7: Lines 6 and 7 (also known occasionally as T6 and T7 respectively) were introduced on 6 December 2021, replacing Lines 3, 4 and 5. Line 7
147-680: Is near the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex ( Peace and Friendship Stadium and the Karaiskakis Stadium ). The station is also adjacent to a rolling stock depot. Two tram stops serve Faliro metro station, both of which are located next to Poseidonos Avenue : Stadio Irinis & Filias opened on 19 July 2004, as the western terminus of the initial network for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Gipedo Karaiskaki opened on 28 November 2019, originally as an alighting point for trams heading towards
168-609: The Port of Piraeus . Both stops were closed from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project. Stadio Irinis & Filias consists of two island platforms and four tracks, and has a set of crossovers to the east, allowing trams to turn back in case of disruption on the Piraeus loop: the crossovers were also in regular use when Stadio Irinis & Filias
189-644: The Third European Regional Development Fund and Greek state funds. In March 2011, the Greek Government passed Law 3920 to allow ISAP and Tram S.A. to be absorbed by AMEL. The resulting company was renamed STASY S.A. ( Greek : ΣΤΑΣΥ Α.Ε. ) and is a subsidiary of OASA S.A. The merger was officially announced on June 10, 2011. From 19 October 2018 to 20 November 2020, tram services were suspended between Syntagma and Kasomouli , due to concerns over subsidence in
210-507: The metro , buses, and the urban part of the suburban railway (between Piraeus, Magoula and Koropi stations, excluding the airport). Passengers must validate their tickets at the electronic validating machines inside the tram vehicle at the start of their ride. The normal adult flat fare is €1.20 (valid for 90 minutes). There are daily and weekly tickets, as well as monthly cards which also apply for all means of public transport in Athens. Fares are checked frequently; passengers who fail to show
231-646: The underground riverbed of the Ilisos : services from Stadio Irinis & Filias to Edem and Mousson were also suspended from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project. The first extension of the Athens Tram, consisting of a single-stop 700-metre (2,300 ft) line from Kolymvitirio to Asklepieio Voulas in North Voula , opened on 15 November 2007. The second extension consists of
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#1732766037169252-575: The centre of Piraeus, an order was placed in July 2018 for 25 Alstom Citadis 305 trams, delivery of which began in September 2020 and ended in December 2021. Tram map Alstom Citadis The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom . As of 2017 , over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold and 1,800 tramways are in revenue service throughout
273-465: The following standard variants: Citadis X00: Citadis X01 (First generation): Citadis X02 (Second generation): Citadis X03 (Third generation): Citadis X04 (Fourth generation): Citadis X05 (Fifth generation): Like most trams, Citadis vehicles are usually powered by overhead electric wires collected by a pantograph , but the trams in several places do not use pantograph current collection entirely. Other places, such as Toronto , use
294-565: The need to install special infrastructure. The Citadis trams in Nice operate off a set of nickel metallic hydride batteries in two large open spaces where overhead wires would be an eyesore. This has since been superseded by a supercapacitor -based energy storage system (SRS) which is in use in Rio de Janeiro (alongside APS), Kaohsiung, and along a new line in Nice. The Regio-Citadis can also be built as
315-564: The networks in France and in Sydney, the trams switch to conventional overhead wires in outer areas, but the Dubai vehicles are the first to employ APS for its entire passenger length (although they are still equipped with pantographs for use in the maintenance depot). Another option is to use on-board batteries to store electrical power, allowing brief periods of catenary-free operation without
336-419: The other line), while the other exclusively runs between the Athens riviera (toward the southern suburb of Voula ) and the port of Piraeus . The network covers the majority of the city's Saronic Gulf coastline. Athens' tram system provides average daily service to 65,000 passengers, and employs 345 people. Athens Tram began its operations in 1882 with horse tramways . After 1908, the metre gauge tram network
357-458: The public on 15 December 2021, with Agia Triada as the provisional terminus for Line 7. The final terminus of the extension, Akti Poseidonos, is not yet open as of September 2022. Ticket counters and automatic ticket machines with touch screens are available in some of the stations. Purchased tickets are valid for 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) after validation and can be used for several rides for all means of public transport in Athens including
378-557: The system consists of 59 tram stops: one additional stop, Akti Poseidonos on the western end of the Piraeus branch, is complete but not yet open. A majority of the stops are within the South and Central Athens regional units: thirteen are in Piraeus , and one is in Voula. The Athens Tram opened in 2004 with 35 Sirio trams from AnsaldoBreda . To support the extension of the system into
399-621: The world, with operations in all six inhabited continents. An evolution of Alstom's earlier TFS vehicle, most Citadis vehicles are made in Alstom's factories in La Rochelle , Reichshoffen and Valenciennes , France , and in Barcelona , Spain , and Annaba , Algeria . The Citadis family includes both partial and fully low-floor trams and LRVs, in versions with three (20x), five (30x), seven (40x), and nine (50x) sections. It comprises
420-635: Was electrified and was extended to 21 lines. The original Athens tram system ceased operations in 1960 and was replaced by trolleybuses and motor buses . A standard gauge tram system was built by the Hellenic Electric Railways , from the perimeter of the Piraeus Harbour to Perama . In March 2001, Tram S.A. was established as a public utility company under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications , as
441-951: Was extended from Stadio Irinis & Filias to Agia Triada on 15 December the same year. The two lines share tram tracks from Pikrodafni to the junction of Poseidonos Avenue and Achilleos. The present Athens Tram opened with five lines, which were named after ancient Greeks : Aristophanes (Line 1), Aeschylus (Line 2), Thucydides (Line 3), Aristotle (Line 4), and Plato (Line 5). Line 3 ran between Stadio Irinis & Filias (SEF) and Kolymvitirio, Line 4 ran between Syntagma and SEF, and Line 5 ran between Syntagma and Kolymvitirio. Lines 1 and 2 were shortened versions of Lines 4 and 5 respectively, terminating at Leoforos Vouliagmenis instead of Syntagma: Lines 1 and 2 were discontinued in early-2005. Lines 3 and 5 were extended to Asklepieio Voulas on 15 November 2007. From 28 November 2019, westbound trams of Lines 3 and 4 terminated at Gipedo Karaiskaki instead of Stadio Irinis & Filias. Since December 2021,
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