Metro: The extension to Piraeus is a reality in a few days – The signs have changed

Countdown to the extension of the Metro in Piraeus with the stations Maniatika, Piraeus, Municipal Theatre, which will radically change the transport landscape in the region. The services are expected to start in a few days, with the signs on the lines already changed, and paper signs with the current Nice terminal installed.

On Tuesday, the test routes started, while a part of the rail has been lowered at the construction site of the metro at the Municipal Theater, and now one can see Venizelos Square as seen in the video of pireaspiraeus.com.

The colors of the metro stations of Piraeus became known through the video of the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Kostas Ah. Karamanlis and the photos published by the Athenian Macedonian News Agency. Maniatika is yellow, Piraeus has gray and red details, while the Municipal Theater Terminal is gray with blue details.

The Extension of Metro Line 3 “Agia Marina-Piraeus” includes a 7.6 km long tunnel and 6 new modern stations (Agia Varvara, Korydallos, Nikaia, Maniatika, Piraeus and Municipal Theater) as well as seven intermediate ventilation shafts.

Agia Varvara, Korydallos, Nikaia stations were handed over on July 6, and within the next few days the Maniatika, Piraeus and Municipal Theater stations will take their turn.

The “Maniatika” station is within a stone’s throw of Keratsini, the “Piraeus” station is almost below the current Line 1 station and the “Municipal Theater” station, which will also be the terminus, is located opposite the Municipal Theater Piraeus and the town hall.

With the completion of the project and the commissioning of the Maniatika, Piraeus and Municipal Theater stations, an increase in total passenger traffic on the Metro network is expected to 132,000 citizens daily, thus reducing the traffic of vehicles. vehicles by 23,000 per day as well as carbon dioxide emissions by 120 tons per day. It is noted that the total time from the Port to the Airport will be covered by the Metro in 50 minutes. Upon completion of the project, a particularly important transportation center is planned to be created at Piraeus Station, functionally combining two Metro lines (Lines 1 and 3), the Port, the Suburban Railway and the Tram Extension to Piraeus (5.4 km line and 12 stations), thus facilitating transfers between all means of transport.

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