3. Initiative of wealthy Greek people
Commission to the English company
“Edward Pickering”
4. The First Route
The opening of Thisio-
Piraeus line on February
27th, 1869
8 kilometres long
Locomotive train & 9 coaches
First locomotive named after
Queen Olga
5. The company did not have
profit
It was sold to the European
Bank of Credence in 1875
New locomotives were bought
Coaches were produced
The line was extended
6. In 1895 the line is connected with
Omonia station in the city centre
In 1904, the electrification
begins (Opening on September
16th)
7. Thanks to the railway…
The sea was more easily
reachable
Faliro was developed,
especially in summer
8. Opening of the new
Omonia underground
station
In 1938, the locomotive
(year of creation: 1885)
which connected Athens
with Kifissia stops being
used
9. In 1994, during Occupation,
the Railway and its factory
in Piraeus were damaged by
British bombing
10. In 1957 the network is finished
The stations in-between are
constructed
The railway reaches Kifissia
11. The biggest part of the rails are overground
Only 3,2 km are underground
12. In 2000, the company “Attiko Metro” is established
Two more lines were added
Almost every part of them is underground
The metro extension is being continued nowadays
13. In 2004, the operation of 3
tram lines started, resulting in
the transport’s expansion in
the city of Athens
