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The Prime Minister inaugurates today the 65 km of the new Patras-Pyrgos motorway

Olympia Odos now connects Patras to Pyrgos in just 45 minutes – Open to traffic from 12:00 noon on Friday, August 1, 2025

Saturday, July 5: Athens runs 24/7 – Trial 24-hour operation for metro, tram & buses

See detailed frequency schedules for Metro and Tram routes – Pilot bus service includes 9 additional lines

Trains: The renegotiation of the contract with the Italians for the Greek railways begins

The first meeting with Hellenic Train has taken place – Focus on the need for new investments and the delivery of modern trains – Lists being compiled with experienced personnel from Europe and Asia to work on the railway

Mitsotakis: We must move faster in the Transport sector – And we will

The Prime Minister participated in a meeting at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Stressed the urgent need to upgrade the railway network

Mitsotakis at the Ministry of Infrastructure – Welcomed by Dimas, Kyranakis, Tachiaos

"Greece of the Thessaloniki Metro and new electric buses must overcome the Greece of the old OSE," the Prime Minister emphasized at the first cabinet meeting after the reshuffle

Contactless payments with cards on metro, trams, buses, and trolleys starting today

Today, January 15th, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and OASA will present the new "tap2ride" contactless payment system using a bank card – How else will we pay for our ticket on public transport?

Staikouras: The two tunnel boring machines advance construction of line 4 of the Athens metro

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) “Niki,” starting from Alsos Veikou, has already excavated a 520-meter-long tunnel, while the TBM “Athena,” starting from Katechaki, has completed 2,050 meters of tunneling