Athens Mass Transit System
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The Mass Transit System of Athens, Greece is the largest mass transit system in all of Greece. It consists of:
- A bus network operated by ETHEL (Etaireia Thermikon Leoforeion/Thermal Bus Company)
- An electric trolleybus network operated by ILPAP (Ilektrokinita Leoforeia Periohis Athinon–Peiraios/Electric Buses of Athens–Piraeus)
- The Athens Metro system, consisting of three lines. Line one is operated by ISAP and lines two and three by AMEL (Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias, Attiko Metro Operations Company)
- A railway system operated by OSE
- A suburban rail system operated by Proastiakos
- The Athens Tram system operated by Tram S.A.
[edit] Companies
The ISAP, ILPAP and ETHEL companies belong to the public company OASA (Organismos Astikon Syngoinonion Athinon/Athens Urban Transport Organisation/Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών in Greek) [1].
The AMEL and Tram companies belong to Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό Α.Ε. in Greek), a company that is currently wholly owned by the Greek government. [2] [3]
Proastiakos S.A. belongs to OSE, which is also a public company. [4]
[edit] Picture Gallery
 The Athens tram connects the city centre with the coast |
 Athens' suburban railway |
 A tram in Athens |
[edit] External links
- O.A.S.A. - Athens Urban Transport Organisation Homepage
- E.THE.L. - Thermal Bus Company Homepage
- I.S.A.P. - Electric Railways of Athens - Piraeus Homepage
- A.M.E.L - Attiko Metro Operations Company Homepage
- Tram S.A. Homepage
- Proastiakos S.A. Homepage
- O.S.E. - Hellenic Railways Organization Homepage
- Hellenic Ministry of Transportation and Communications Homepage
- Urban Transport Organization's "Best Route Planning" online tool (in Greek)
