Description
As of December 2010, the system served 33 stations, not counting the four OSE stations on the Airport line. Both Metro lines have passenger connections with ISAP (Line 1), Proastiakos, the Athens Suburban Railway and the Athens Tram system. There is a physical connection with ISAP railway at Attiki station.
The system consists of standard gauge lines in intermediate depth tunnels, with both up and down lines in a common tunnel. The system is electrified with the third-rail system, using a nominal voltage of 750 V DC.
The length of the blue line (line 3) as of April 2008 was 16.4 km not including the suburban railway part to the airport, or, as of February 2008, 37.6 km including the 21.2 km of the line that it shares with the suburban railway system of Athens. The length of the red line (line 2) as of July 2008 was 10.9 km. This brings the overall length of the green, red and blue lines to approximately 74 km.
An automatic train supervision system (ATS) and a passenger information system (PIS) made by Alstom cover the whole network. Traditional color light signalling is limited to points and junctions.
The Athens Metro is heavily used, with approximately 700,000 passengers daily.
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