Due to extended track maintenance on Line 2, three stations will close 2.5 hours early, with a temporary bus route serving affected commuters until normal service resumes

The public transport operator “Athens Urban Rail Transport” (STASY) said the train would bypass the Syntagma station after 6 pm.

The STASY train employee union claims the malfunction in Athens jeopardized public safety and is calling for immediate action.

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