Athens commuters and visitors should prepare for early evening metro station closures starting Monday, Feb. 23, as upgrade works move into a new phase on Line 2 of the Athens Metro.
According to STASY, the operator of the Athens Metro, the project to replace rails and install a 5G network is entering its fourth phase. Work will focus on the Syngrou-Fix–Syntagma section, with temporary traffic arrangements in place during nighttime hours.
Which Athens Metro stations will close early?
Beginning Monday, Feb. 23, Syntagma (Line 2 platforms only), Acropoli and Syngrou-Fix stations will close at 9:40 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday — about 2.5 hours earlier than usual.
Syntagma station will remain open for Line 3 services, which operate between Dimotiko Theatro, Doukissis Plakentias and Athens International Airport.
On Sunday, Feb. 22, Line 2 services will operate normally throughout the day and evening, with no early closure.
How Line 2 service will operate
During work hours, Line 2 trains will run in two separate sections: from Anthoupoli to Panepistimio and from Neos Kosmos to Elliniko. Passengers traveling through central Athens on Line 2 during late evening hours will need to use alternative transport between Panepistimio and Neos Kosmos.
Last train departures before closure
The final trains before the 9:40 p.m. station closures will depart as follows:
From Anthoupoli toward Elliniko
- 9:25 p.m. from Anthoupoli
- 9:37 p.m. from Panepistimio
- 9:40 p.m. from Syntagma
- 9:41 p.m. from Acropoli
- 9:43 p.m. from Syngrou-Fix
From Elliniko toward Anthoupoli
- 9:25 p.m. from Elliniko
- 9:33 p.m. from Agios Dimitrios
- 9:37 p.m. from Neos Kosmos
- 9:39 p.m. from Syngrou-Fix
- 9:41 p.m. from Acropoli
- 9:43 p.m. from Syntagma
Shuttle bus X15 to connect central stations
To serve passengers between Panepistimio and Agios Ioannis, the Athens public transport authority will introduce a temporary express bus line, X15, operating Sunday through Thursday from 9:40 p.m. until the end of metro service.
The X15 bus will stop at:
Direction: Panepistimio – Agios Ioannis
- Panepistimio
- Syntagma (temporary stop)
- Acropoli
- Fix (temporary stop near the tram)
- Neos Kosmos (temporary stop)
- Agios Ioannis
Direction: Agios Ioannis – Panepistimio
- Agios Ioannis
- Neos Kosmos (temporary stop)
- Fix
- Acropoli
- Syntagma
- Panepistimio (drop-off only temporary stop)
STASY acknowledged that the traffic measures may inconvenience passengers but said they are necessary to complete “important projects that will contribute to improving daily transportation.”
