Transport in Athens

It's Saturday, August 26, 5 p.m. Maria T. was driving her daughter, Dimitra S., by car to Fyli, in West Attica. Maria tells me: "We traversed the desolation of the burned landscape; the sky was cloudy, and you felt as though you were immersed in a painting by Goya. The sensation persisted from the moment we exited the Attiki Odos highway and entered Fyli.

Police in Athens are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman who fell onto the tracks at Victoria station on the capital's ISAP electric railway line on Monday morning.

ISAP, also known as Line 1 of the Athens metro, is currently out of service between Omonia and Attiki stations.

No other details are available at this stage. 

Privatization agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) will publish the six competitive bids for the new concession of the Attiki Odos ring road linking the capital to its airport before September 9. It will then call on the highest bidder and those whose bids are up to 5% less than the highest to resubmit.

Passengers are seen waiting to board an intercity bus (KTEL) at the central station on Kifissos Avenue in Athens on Saturday. August marks the peak season for Greeks' departure on summer vacations, heading to destinations both on the mainland and the country's islands.

Serious damage to the underground bed of the Kifissos River in Athens has been identified by a team of speleologists. 

The team was conducting an underground expedition and had reached a section beneath the Kifissou KTEL bus terminal, when they came across a hill of trash and debris as well as a lake that may have formed as a result of the bottom being destroyed. 

Arrivals and departures at Athens International Airport came to almost 3.3 million in July, 16.1% higher than a year ago, the airport administration announced Wednesday. Traffic was also 10.5% higher than 2019, the last pre-Covid-19 year, a sign that 2023 tourist arrivals will exceed that record-breaking season. International traffic rose 17.7% year-on-year and domestic traffic 12.7%.

The public information services on the Athens public transport network at the main entrances to the Greek capital have been upgraded, with an info kiosk at the arrivals area of Athens' international airport and the creation of a new service desk at the metro station at the port of Piraeus.

The residents of four parts of Dervenohoria in Viotia, northwest of Athens, were ordered to evacuate towards the West Attica town of Mandra on Tuesday as a wildfire started to approach homes and thick smoke filled the air.

Panorama, Pournari, Palaiohori and Agios Sotiras were being evacuated, as the blaze also crossed regional lines into Attica, heading towards Vilia and Oinoi.

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) is planning for the conversion of bank cards into public transport tickets, following the example of other European states that have adopted such services in recent years.

Τhe frequency of Athens' trains will slow down for the summer holiday season starting July 10, according to Metro operator STASY.