Athens Mass Transit System
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The mass transit system of Athens is the largest mass transit system 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 Tram system operated by Tram S.A.
- 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 suburban rail system operated by Proastiakos
- A part (lines between Piraeus and Aghios Stefanos) of the national railways operated by OSE
[edit] Companies
ISAP, ILPAP and ETHEL companies belong to Athens Urban Transport Organisation (Organismos Astikon Syngoinonion Athinon - OASA, Greek Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών - Ο.Α.Σ.Α.), a public company. [1]
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 |
.jpg/120px-Bus_at_Athens_Airport_(line_X95).jpg) Express bus between the city and the airport |
[edit] External links
- O.A.S.A. - Athens Urban Transport Organisation
- E.THE.L. - Thermal Buses Company S.A.
- I.L.P.A.P. - Electric Buses of Athens - Piraeus Area S.A.
- I.S.A.P. - Electric Railways of Athens - Piraeus S.A.
- A.M.E.L - Attiko Metro Operation Company S.A.
- Tram S.A.
- Proastiakos S.A.
- O.S.E. - Hellenic Railways Organization S.A.
- Hellenic Ministry of Transportation and Communications
- Athens Urban Transport Organization's "best route planning" online tool (in Greek)
