Athens Tram
| Athens Tram | |
|---|---|
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| Operation | |
| Locale | Athens, Greece |
| Open | 7/19/2004[1] |
| Routes | 3[2] |
| Owner(s) | Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY) |
| Operator(s) | Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY) |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)[1] |
| Stock | 35 Sirio vehicles[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 27 km (16.8 mi)[3] |
| Stops | 48[1] (12 under construction) |
The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. It is now owned and operated by Urban Rail Transport (STASY) S.A. (Template:Lang-el).
STASY operates a fleet of 35 Sirio vehicles,[1] which serve 3 tram lines[2] and 48 tram stops.[1] The tram network spans a total length of 27 kilometres (16.8 mi),[3] and covers ten Athenian suburbs.[citation needed] This network runs from Syntagma Square to the southwestern suburb of Palaio Faliro, where the line splits in two branches; the first runs along the Athens coastline toward the southern suburb of Voula, while the other heads toward the Piraeus district of Neo Faliro. The network covers the majority of the city's Saronic Gulf coastline.[citation needed] Athens' STASY tram system provides average daily service to 65,000 passengers,[citation needed] and employs 345 people.[citation needed] Photography and video-taking on the tram and its stations is allowed.
History
Old tram networks (1908-1960)
Athens Tram began its operations in 1882 with horse tramways. After 1908, the metre gauge tram network was electrified[1] and was extended to 21 lines.
The original Athens tram system ceased operations in 1960 and was replaced by trolleybuses and motorbuses.[1]
However, a standard gauge tram system was built along the perimeter of Piraeus Harbour by the Hellenic Electric Railways.
Modern tram system
In March 2001, Tram S.A. was established as a public utility company under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, as a subsidiary company of Attiko Metro S.A. the state company which developed the Athens Metro network.[1][4] The company started the construction of the tram lines in the beginning of 2002, while the commercial launch of the system took place in July 2004, a few weeks prior to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The construction of the tram network was financed by the Third European Regional Development Fund and Greek state funds.[1]
In March 2011, the Greek Government passed Law 3920[5] to allow ISAP and Athens Tram to be absorbed by Athens Metro Operations Company (AMEL). The resulting company was renamed "STASY S.A." (Template:Lang-el) and is a subsidiary of OASA S.A. The merger was officially announced on June 10, 2011.[6]
Ticketing policy
Ticket counters operate in some of the stations. Automatic ticket machines with touch screens are available at all stations.[7]
Purchased tickets are valid for 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) after validation and can be used for several rides on most other means of public transport in Athens including the metro, buses, trolleybuses, and the urban part of the suburban railway (between Piraeus, Magoula and Koropi stations, excluding the airport). Passengers must validate their tickets at the electronic validating machines inside the tram vehicle at the start of their ride. The normal adult flat fare is €1.40 (valid for 90 minutes).[8]
There are daily and weekly tickets, as well as monthly cards which also apply for all means of public transport in Athens.[9] Fares are checked frequently; passengers who fail to show a validated ticket or a monthly card are penalized by a fine of 60 times the price of a standard ticket.[10]
Children under 6, the handicapped, and persons currently enlisted in the military are eligible for free transportation.[11]
Routes and stops
Athens Tram has three routes named after ancient Greeks: Thucydides, Aristotle and Plato.[citation needed] Trams run from approximately 5:00am to midnight daily.[12][13]
The following table lists the routes and the stops for the Athens tram:
| Route | Map colorI | First section opened | Latest section opened | Route | Length (km, mi) | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:OASA icons | style="background:#Template:OASA colour; color:white;" align="center" | Blue | July 19, 2004 | November 16, 2007 | SEF – Asklippio Voulas | 16.1 km (10.0 mi) | 31 |
| Template:OASA icons | style="background:#Template:OASA colour; color:white;" align="center" | Red | July 19, 2004 | none | SEF – Template:OASA Metro stations | 14.2 km (8.8 mi) | 28 |
| Template:OASA icons | style="background:#Template:OASA colour; color:white;" align="center" | Green | July 19, 2004 | November 16, 2007 | Template:OASA Metro stations – Asklippio Voulas | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) | 37 |
Plans for extensions
Further extensions are planned towards the major commercial port of Piraeus. The expansion would include 12 new stations and increase the overall length of the tram system by 5.4 km (3 mi).[14]
See also
- Athens Mass Transit System
- Piraeus-Perama light railway
- Railway Museum of Athens
- List of rapid transit systems
Notes
^I As of October 2012, none of the organisations behind the construction or operation of the Athens Metro specify the exact line colour values for web or print, but they agree on a general colour scheme for identifying lines.[2][15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: Tramway". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Athens Public Transportation Map" (PDF). Athens Urban Transport Organisation. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ a b "Urban Rail Transport S.A. - THE COMPANY - Commercial Exploitation - TRAM". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ "Attiko Metro S.A. - The Company". ametro.gr. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Law 3920, Government Gazette issue A-33, 2011-03-03.
- ^ Ministerial Decision 28737/2637, Government Gazette issue B-1454, 2011-06-17
- ^ "Tram SA - Points Of Sales of tickets". TramSA.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.stasy.gr/index.php?id=78#c86
- ^ "Tram SA - Cards". TramSA.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tram SA - Fines". TramSA.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tram SA - Free transportasion". TramSA.gr. Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: First & Last Train Departures". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ^ "Urban Rail Transport S.A.: Detailed TRAM Timetables". Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY). Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Athens Metro Regulatory Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro S.A. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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External links
- Urban Rail Transport S.A.: Tramway Template:En icon
- Athens Urban Transport Organisation (OASA) Template:En icon
- UrbanRail.Net - Athens Tram
- Network map (real distance)
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