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Part of the newly constructed third subway line will be released in late July or early August. This was announced by Mayor Yordanka Fandakova after an inspection at the Hadzhi Dimitar metro station.

It was decided for all 8 metro stations from Vladimir Vazov Boulevard to Zhitnitsa Street to be put into exploitation.

Given the 90 percent reduction in urban transport services, a growing number of commuters that had purchased long-duration bus, train and metro cards are reportedly demanding action from the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA). 

The appeals have come particularly from commuters with three-month or annual cards.

The Syntagma metro station will close down at 9.30 a.m. Sunday "at the suggestion of the police and to ensure the passengers' safety," metro operator Stasy (Urban Rail Transport SA) has announced.

An anti-migration rally will take place at Syntagma Square.

The death toll in Chile rose to eight on Oct. 20 amid demonstrations against a rise in metro fares that turned violent.

Ellaktor, the construction group that is building the Thessaloniki metro, has openly contradicted operator Attiko Metro's assertion that the often-delayed project is nearing its final stages and that the main line will open in 2020.

A commuter stands outside a closed Athens metro station on Friday during a work stoppage by employees attending a general assembly meeting. The walkout, from noon to 6 p.m., in conjunction with a pause on the tram from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., put pressure on city buses as temperatures soared to 36 degrees Celsius. [Intime News]

A self-described anarchist group has claimed responsibility for a small-scale fire at the basement of Thessaloniki metro's construction site last month.

A self-described anarchist group has claimed responsibility for a small-scale fire at the basement of Thessaloniki metro's construction site last month.

Commuters in Athens will face disruptions on Thursday as bus, metro and trolley bus services will be disrupted by work stoppages in protest over a series of grievances, including the package of fiscal measures which is due to be voted through Parliament in the evening.

More specifically, the metro will not run between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. while services will halt early at 9 p.m.

Many commuters seemed to balk at the sight of closed ticket barriers at Syntagma metro station, the capital's busiest, on Monday, where barriers leading to the platforms were activated from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the first time.