ATHENS MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM

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.

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Companies

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External links

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]

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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)