Starting tomorrow, Sunday (June 28) new traffic regulations will take effect on Line 3 of the Metro, due to rail replacement work being carried out by STASY.
As part of the project, the stations “Megaro Mousikis”, “Ampelokipoi”, “Panormou”, and “Katechaki” will close at 9:40 p.m., from Sunday through Thursday, approximately two and a half hours earlier than usual.
How Metro trains will operate
During the construction work, the schedules for Line 3 will operate on the following sections:
- Municipal Theater – Evangelismos
- National Defense – Doukissis Plakentias – Airport
The last trains before the stations close will depart as follows:
Toward Doukissis Plakentias
- From Municipal Theater: 9:05 p.m.
- From Syntagma: 9:30 PM
- From Evangelismos: 9:32 PM
- From Megaro Mousikis: 9:33 PM
- From Ampelokipoi: 9:35 PM
- From Panormos: 9:37 p.m.
- From Katechaki: 9:39 PM
To Municipal Theater
- From Doukissis Plakentias: 9:30 p.m.
- From National Defense: 9:40 p.m.
- From Katechaki: 9:41 PM
- From Panormou: 9:43 p.m.
- From Ampelokipoi: 9:45 PM
- From Megaro Mousikis: 9:47 PM
What’s changing for routes to the Airport and the new X21 line
The last trains before construction begins will depart:
- From Syntagma to Airport at 9:30 p.m.
- From Municipal Theater to Airport at 9:05 PM
- From Airport to Municipal Theater at 9:10 PM
After 9:40 p.m., services to the Airport will depart from the National Defense station, while trains departing from the Airport will also terminate at the same station.
Departures after 21:40
National Defense – Airport
- 10:17 p.m.
- 10:54 p.m.
- 11:30 PM
Airport – National Defense
- 21:46
- 22:22
- 10:58 PM
- 23:34
To serve the public, OASA is launching the temporary bus line X21 “Evangelismos Metro Station – Ethniki Amuna Metro Station”, which will operate from Sunday through Thursday, from 9:40 p.m. until the end of Metro service.
Stops toward Ethniki Amuna
- Evangelismos Station
- 6th Concert Hall
- 6th Ampelokipoi
- Station: Panormou
- St. Katechaki
- St. Ethniki Amuna
Stops toward Evangelismos
- National Defense Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- Katechaki Station
- St. Ampelokipoi
- 6th Panormou
- St. Megaro Mousikis
- St. Evangelismos
- St. Syntagma
- Terminus: St. Evangelismos
Katechaki
STASY states in its announcement: “We understand the disruption that these traffic arrangements are causing our passengers; however, they are deemed necessary for the completion of these important projects, which will help improve daily commutes.”