The construction of Athens Metro Line 4 is proceeding at a rapid pace. At the moment, the “Metropolitan” is located at Ilisia Station and will then head to campus. Daily the TBM manufactures about 10 meters of tunnel and after each station stops for a short day maintenance.

According to the estimates of those responsible, the tunnel opening machine (TBM) started by Katechaki has covered half the route About 3 km and is expected to arrive at the end of 2025 at the Evangelism Station, completing this section of the tunnel.

A year later, At the end of 2026 expected to have reached the Evangelism Station and the second TBM machine which has begun opening from the Alsos Veikos Station and is now located near the Galatsi Station, having built about 800 meters of tunnel. Immediately afterwards it will head to the Helicos station where the deepest station is built about 40 meters below the ground.

It is the largest public work implemented in our country, which consists of fifteen new underground stations: Grove Veikos, Galatsi, Helikonos, Kypseli, Courts, Alexandra, Exarchia, Academy, Kolonaki, Evangelismos, Kaisariani, Campus, Ilisia, Zografou and Goudi, about 13 km of tunnels and a conventional year .

Includes a new operating control center (KEL), with the prospect of integrating the operating control of existing 1, 2, 3 and 4 lines as well as future automatic new trains and trams, as well as a new maintenance and repairs of the new trains, which will They are located in a space available at the Sepolia train station.

End It is foreseen to supply 20 trains of the Alstom Metropolis series. The trains, following the example of Thessaloniki, will be the first in the Athens system to operate, driverless and with control of their movement by the control center.

In total, it is estimated that with the operation of the new Athens Metro Line 4, they are expected to move around 340,000 passengers dailyWhile IX travel is expected to be reduced by about 53,000 daily, carbon dioxide release is estimated to be reduced by 318 tons/day, as well as 1,216 energy megawatts.

LINE 2

In 2026, if there are no excessive delays due to objections, it is estimated that the projects of the line extension 2 to Ilion, about 4 km long with 3 stations (Palatiani, Ilion and Agios Nikolaos) and with the prospect of reaching Acharnes and to reach Acharnes and to reach Acharnes and to connected to the suburban network.

The same project has included the expansion and modernization of the train station in the Eleonas as well as the construction of an underground parking space.

The “Palatiani” station is located at the intersection of Thebes and Andrea Papandreou streets and has 2 inputs on either side of Thebes Street.

The “Ilion” station is located at the intersection of Thebes and Olives and has 2 inputs on either side of Thebes Street and a prediction of connection/transition of passengers with the homonymous station of the future extension of Line 4 to Petersburg.

The “Agios Nikolaos” station is located beneath the section of the homonymous road and part of the designed green space between Paramythia, Olynthos, Zitsis and Ag. Nicholas.

Since the future operation of the extension, as well as the other current needs, at the same time need to find and construct additional train areas to serve the trains, will also proceed with the expansion of the olive grove in a neighboring area of ​​approximately 20 of Agia Anna and Pieria Streets.

The future operation of the extension also becomes necessary to upgrade/replace certain electromechanical systems in a large part or in all of the metro lines 2 & 3, without which they will not be further extended.

For this reason, the digital data transmission system will be upgraded or replaced to all lines of lines 2 & 3.

Modifications to these systems will require new equipment and software both at the Constitution Center and locally on stations, wells, etc.

However, their connection to today’s systems is foreseen to be done without any interruption of lines 2 and 3.

In May 2023, the first stage of the competition has already been completed and will soon be followed by the second stage with the submission of financial bids.

The launch of the project is calculated in 2031.

For this particular line 2, as mentioned above, the future expansion with 3 stations to Kamatero, Zefiri and Acharnes is studied.

LINE 2 extension to GLYFADA

At a preliminary stage is the study of the extension of Line 2 from the existing Hellenic Station to Glyfada with a total length of 4.5 km and three new stations.

The first is located in Ano Glyfada, under Macedonia Square, the second in the intersection of Vouliagmeni with Grigoriou Lambrakis and the third and last at Agios Konstantinos Square in Glyfada.

The extension of the Athens Metro is given, within the maturation framework of the studies and under the heresy of funding.

FUTURE

The design of extensions is another important part of the company object. In Athens, the OASA is responsible for this level of planning. In this year, it is implemented by Attica’s transport study, which will also result in the design, feasibility and viability of subway network extensions.

The extension of Line 2 to Glyfada and the extension of the subway to Kallithea have been studied by the Greek Metro at a preliminary stage, ensuring the connection of the SNFCC to the metro network.

The extension of Line 4 west has been expanded from the “Alsos Veikos” station to the Municipalities of Ilios and Petroupoli, which will pass through the municipalities of Nea Ionia and Nea Philadelphia, with the possibility of transferring to Lines 1 and 2. Similarly, its extension Line 4 north, from the “Katechaki” station to Marousi, Pefki and Lykovrisi, with the possibility of transfer to Line 1.

It has also been studied Branch 4 from the “Evangelismos” station to PYRKAL, with networking on lines 2 and 3. The industry will be part of the future line 5 to Chaidari. Finally, the expansion of Line 1 north of the “Kifissia” station to Nea Erythrea and the highway (Varimbi junction) is being explored.