Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (51%) and Egis Group (49%)[5]
Character
Underground
Number of vehicles
33 Hitachi Rail Italy Driverless Metro[6]
Headway
90 seconds[6]
Technical
System length
14.28 km (8.87 mi) in 2021[7][8] 31.6 km (19.6 mi) when finished[1][7][8][9]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC third rail[6]
Top speed
90 km/h (56 mph)[6]
Thessaloniki Metro map
The Thessaloniki Metro (Greek: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης, Metró Thessaloníkisⓘ, [meˈtroθesaloˈnicis]) is an underground rapid-transit system under construction in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Estimates for the cost of the megaproject are €1.62 billion ($1.83 billion) for the main line and €640 million ($723 million) for the Kalamaria extension, for a total of €2.26 billion ($2.55 billion). The project is primarily funded with loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and funds from the Greek government. Construction by a Greek-Italian consortium is overseen by Elliniko Metro S.A., the Greek state-owned company which oversaw construction of the Athens Metro and Athens Tram.
Proposed during the 1910s and first seriously planned in the 1980s, construction of the main line began in 2006 and on the Kalamaria extension in 2013. Although the initial proposal included three extensions to the main line, the latest Elliniko Metro proposal seeks to combine the two westward extensions as a loop; the system will be made up of the main line and the Kalamaria and Evosmos extensions. The system under construction has 18 stations and 14.4 km (8.9 mi) of tunnels. Detailed planning of the airport extension went to tender in March 2019, while the Western loop went to tender in August of the same year.
After years of delays, due mainly to archaeological discoveries in the city centre during construction and in part to the Greek financial crisis, the main line is scheduled to open in 2024.[10][11] The system will be entirely driverless and remote-controlled.
^ abElliniko Metro S.A. "Extensions". www.ametro.gr. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018. To this end, ELLINIKO METRO S.A. is designing and suggesting a solution combining both individual extensions into a circular line of a unified form.
^"Η Συνέντευξη τoυ Γιάννη Μυλόπουλου για το Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" [Giannis Mylopoulos' interview about the Thessaloniki Metro]. www.ypodomes.gr. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^Attiko Metro S.A. "Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). www.ametro.gr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^"Μυλόπουλος: Το 2020 θα κυκλοφορούν καθημερινά 320.000 επιβάτες με το μετρό της Θεσσαλονίκης" [Mylopoulos: In 2020 320,000 people will travel on the Thessaloniki metro system]. www.movenews.gr. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^"Κλείδωσε η διαχείριση του Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης στο σχήμα ATM-EGIS" [Management of the Thessaloniki Metro by ATM-EGIS has been confirmed]. www.ypodomes.gr. 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ abcdTechnical Description(PDF), Attiko Metro S.A., 1 December 2014, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2018
^ abCite error: The named reference Istoriko was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abAttiko Metro S.A. "Extension to Kalamaria". www.ametro.gr. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference am 83 deth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Newsroom (4 September 2022). "Καραγιάννης: Η Θεσσαλονίκη θα έχει μετρό στα τέλη του 2023". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^"After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". The National Herald. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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