Athens has put the latest stage of its Olympic transport plan into operation with the opening of a new tram line. Hundreds of Athenians crowded stations along the route to cheer the first carriage on ...

July 19, 2004 (ATR) ? The new Athens tram line begins operation this week. The 26km line was built during the past two years as part of government efforts to improve public transport prior to the ...

Athens’ tram system had closed by 1960 in the belief that the private car, taxis and buses could cater for the exp Current northern limit at Stadio Eirinis and Filias. A 2.5km extension will reach ...

“We are very happy, first because the 24-hour operation of the metro on Saturdays was implemented, and second because thousands of passengers embraced it,” said a Tram & Metro official. Athens ...

Alstom has delivered the first two of the 25 Citadis X05 trams ordered by Attiko Metro, the urban transport authority of Athens. Credit: © Alstom. Alstom has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metro, urban rail and tram workers in Athens have walked off the job for 24 hours. They are angry about legislation that would ...

Thousands of riders packed Athens's new tram yesterday as it made its first trip through the Greek capital before next month's Olympics. Designed primarily to ease chronic congestion on the capital's ...

Athens's new tram had a successful first test run yesterday, moving from central Athens to the southern seaside suburbs where two major Olympic complexes are located. The $380 million project had been ...

The tram, which will link seaside venues with the city, will not go all the way to the heart of Athens from Aug. 10 to Sept. 15, getting only as close as a subway station just over a mile from the ...

On a sweltering morning in mid-July, several hundred Athenians gathered in the hope of defeating an old stereotype. The Athens tram–shut down in 1960 by a government that thought mass transit was ...

Metro, urban rail and tram workers in Athens have walked off the job for 24 hours. They are angry about legislation that would allow the Athens transport organisation to use stations for commercial pu ...