Athens Metro stations to close at 9:40 p.m. from today: When will the measure end?
Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Elaionas, Kerameikos and Monastiraki stations will close at 9:40 p.m. from Monday through Thursday while crews replace rails on Athens Metro Line 3.
- Trains will operate between Dimotiko Theatro and Aigaleo, and between Syntagma and Doukissis Plakentias Airport during the works.
- OASA will run temporary bus route X24 between Syntagma and Aigaleo, stopping near the closed stations.
Three Athens Metro stations will close at 9:40 p.m. from Monday through Thursday as crews carry out rail replacement work on Line 3.
The temporary restrictions will affect Elaionas, Kerameikos and Monastiraki, which will close two and a half hours earlier than the scheduled end of Metro service. During the works, trains will run between Dimotiko Theatro and Aigaleo, and between Syntagma, Doukissis Plakentias and the airport.
The final trains before the closures will leave Dimotiko Theatro toward Doukissis Plakentias at 9:06 p.m., Aigaleo at 9:20 p.m., Elaionas at 9:22 p.m., Kerameikos at 9:25 p.m. and Monastiraki at 9:27 p.m. In the opposite direction, the last departures will leave Doukissis Plakentias at 9:30 p.m., Syntagma at 9:49 p.m., Monastiraki at 9:51 p.m., Kerameikos at 9:53 p.m. and Elaionas at 9:56 p.m.
Airport services will also change after the technical work begins. The last train from Dimotiko Theatro to the airport will leave at 9:06 p.m., while the final airport-to-Dimotiko Theatro service will depart at 9:10 p.m. Later trains will run between Syntagma and the airport, with departures from Syntagma at 10:02 p.m., 10:38 p.m. and 11:14 p.m., and from the airport at 9:46 p.m., 10:22 p.m., 10:58 p.m. and 11:34 p.m.
To serve passengers, OASA will operate temporary bus route X24 between Syntagma and Aigaleo from 9:40 p.m. until the end of Metro service. The route will pass through the closed stations and include stops near Syntagma, Omonia, Monastiraki, Kerameikos, Elaionas and Aigaleo.
Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.