Stefanos Nikolaidis

With absolute success the first official was carried out 24 -hour operation of Public transport to Athens On Saturday night (13/9), with tens of thousands of citizens utilize the new measure and without any problems.

In total were recorded 55.181 Ticket validationsof which 52.092 in the middle of her STASY (subway and tram) and 3.089 In its vehicles OSY (buses).

Additional routes and staff

As part of the 24 -hour operation:

  • In the two lines of Measure they took place 55 additional routes with 12 trains
  • In its lines Tram were added 30 routes with 9 trains
  • OR OSY it allocated 90 buses in circulation.

For the smooth operation they worked 339 workers of urban transport. To STASY were employed 287 people (drivers, stations, supervisors, technicians and security personnel), while in OSY 52 employees.

Route frequencies were set to per per 15 minutes for the Measure and by 25 minutes for the Tram.

Security and “Ariadne”

The 24 -hour premiere took place with complete securitywithout notice no serious incident.

Beyond Regular presence of the Greek Policein Ariadne program they joined 18 specialized police officerswho made targeted patrols in stations, trains and routes throughout the night.

Comparison with the July 5th pilot operation

The first 24 -hour operation was not the first time that Athens transport was moving at night. To July 5was carried out pilot 24 -hour operationwith the aim of measuring the response of the passenger public.

Then:

  • To measure they took place 26 additional routes between 02:00 and 05:30serving 30,000 passengers.
  • In buses they took place 490 routes in total, of which 200 were additional, with 70 vehicles in traffic.
  • To tram were added 30 routes (16 in the line T6 and 14 in the line T7), mainly in the coastal zone.

Compared to the pilot operation, the official premiere of 24 -hour operation recorded significantly higher passenger traffic (55.181 validations against 30,000 passengers), while the staff presence and policemanwith the aim of fully covering the network.

Positive response

The first official night of the 24 -hour subway and tram was characterized by good organization, staff competence and high level of security. OR response of citizen were positivewith the new ability to serve functions of fun, tourism but also work.

OR 24 -hour operation of MMM every Saturday is now reality for the Athenswith the aim of facilitating the lives of residents and visitors to the city.