Athens has poured 500 million euros into modernizing its fleet, but tangible improvements are not expected until 2026, when 950 new buses—240 of them electric—will be fully deployed.

Athens will soon bid farewell to its aging trolley buses, replacing them with sleek electric buses and removing unsightly overhead wires across the city

Metro lines 2 and 3, tram lines T6 and T7, and key bus routes across Athens will be operating 24/7 as part of efforts to enhance safety and convenience.

To accommodate passengers during the closures, the Athens Mass Transit System (OASA) has introduced a temporary circular bus route, X12.

Christos Chatzigeorgiou, Development Director of the Organization, highlighted the buses' exceptional energy autonomy, surpassing requirements twofold.

The future of urban or public transport in the greater Athens-Piraeus region includes electrification, hydrogen, kinetic energy and even heighted security and monitoring by drones