How will the Metro works in Athens and Thessaloniki run this year?
The image of the implementation of the ongoing Metro projects in Athens and Thessaloniki is recorded by the Consolidated Government Policy Plan for 2022 concerning the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
As mentioned in the Plan, the Metro network development projects in Athens and Thessaloniki are the largest transport, development and environmental infrastructure projects constructed in the country.
The completion of these projects carried out by Attiko Metro will meet the needs of the ever-increasing degree of mobility of the population of the two cities and offer a solution for socially and environmentally sustainable transportation, addressing the major traffic problem.
congestion, while helping to save the time of travelers, protect the environment and improve the quality of life.
But what is the image of the works? According to what is recorded this year, the extension of line 3 to Piraeus with 3 new stations will be completed and will operate. These are the stations Maniatika, Piraeus and the Municipal Theater. The completion of the works is placed in the 4th quarter of 2022.
At the same time, in the 3rd quarter of 2022, it is estimated that the progress of the projects for the new Line 4 Veikos – Goudi Grove will reach 7%. According to the planning of Attiko Metro, in the next period the construction sites will be opened in the other stations as well, ie in Alsos Veikou, Galatsi, Elikonos, Kypseli, Exarchia, Kaisariani, Panepistimioupoli, Zografou, Ilisia and Goudi.
In the Thessaloniki Metro, it is estimated that in 2022 the removal of the antiquities of Venizelos station will be completed (2nd quarter) while the contract for the supply of 15 additional trains that will cover the needs of the main line and the Kalamaria line will be signed.
Finally, within the first quarter that her contract was signed for the start of the preliminary works for the extension of the Metro to Western Thessaloniki. The contract will be the first step to reach the Metro in large areas of the metropolitan complex of the city. Until today, the areas of Stavroupoli, Evosmos etc. do not have sufficient connection with the center and the eastern suburbs.