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Elliniko Metro

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Greek public company

Elliniko Metro (Greek: Ελληνικό Μετρό), formerly Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) until May 2023, is a Greek State-owned company who is responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro and the Thessaloniki Metro, as well as the Athens Tram. Headquartered in the Ellinoroson neighbourhood of the center of Athens, the Greek government created the company in July 1991: Elliniko Metro's original purpose was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the Athens Metro, which opened in three stages, in 2000 and 2003.2 It is part of Government of Greece.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 18, 1991Founded1
  • Industryconstruction, passenger transport, rail transport, urban and suburban passenger land transport1
  • HeadquartersAthens1
  • Founded inAthens1
  • Websitewww.emetro.gr/?lang=en
  • Legal formAnonymi Etaireia1

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Elliniko Metro (Greek: Ελληνικό Μετρό), formerly Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) until May 2023, is a Greek State-owned company who is responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro and the Thessaloniki Metro, as well as the Athens Tram.2

Corporate structure

Elliniko Metro sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Elliniko Metro reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

History

The Greek government established Elliniko Metro as Attiko Metro (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό) on 18 July 1991, under Law 1955/1991. The original purpose of Attiko Metro was to oversee the delivery of the Base Project of the Athens Metro, whose contract had been awarded to the Olympic Metro consortium of 23 companies in the previous month. The Base Project consisted of two lines with a total length of 17.6 kilometres (10.9 miles) and 20 stations, and opened in three phases from 28 January 2000 to 22 April 2003. The Greek government then assigned Attiko Metro the role of developing and build the Thessaloniki Metro in December 2003, and any future extensions to the Athens Tram in 2013.

On 18 May 2023, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that in advance of the opening of the Thessaloniki Metro in 2024, Attiko Metro would change its name to Elliniko Metro.

Timeline of Athens Metro projects

In this table, the completion date refers to the opening of the last section or station in the contract: for example, the initial scheme of the Athens Metro opened in three stages, on 28 January 2000, 15 November 2000, and 22 April 2003.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elliniko Metro, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • rail infrastructure
  • train
  • tram infrastructure

Listed on Wikidata.1

Current operations

Elliniko Metro is currently responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro, the Thessaloniki Metro, and the Athens Tram.

Former operations

Elliniko Metro previously had two operational subsidiaries to operate and maintain lines 2 and 3 of the Athens Metro, and the current Athenian tram network: on 17 June 2011, AMEL and Tram S.A. merged with Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP) to form STASY, a subsidiary of Transport for Athens (OASA) instead of Elliniko Metro:

The Attiko Metro Operation Company (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό Εταιρεία Λειτουργίας, Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias), commonly abbreviated to AMEL, operated and maintained the infrastructure of lines 2 and 3 of the Athens Metro, except for the surface section of Line 3 between Doukissis Plakentias and Athens Airport. Headquartered at the Sepolia Metro Depot at Kifissou Avenue 94, AMEL was established on 15 February 2001, three years after Law 2669/1998 allowed Elliniko Metro to operate and maintain Lines 2 and 3.

Tram S.A. (Greek: ΤΡΑΜ Α.Ε.) operated and maintained the infrastructure of the Athens Tram, which by June 2011 consisted of 35 Sirio trams and 48 stops. Headquartered at the tram depot in Elliniko, Tram S.A. was established in March 2001.

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The logos of both companies were the same as the system that they operated.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elliniko Metro, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Government of Greece

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Mar 2001Acquired Tram S.A.1
  2. Feb 15, 2001Acquired Attiko Metro Operation Company1

Timeline

  1. May 2023Renamed Name changed to Elliniko Metro S.A.1
  2. Mar 2001Acquisition Acquired Tram S.A.1
  3. Feb 15, 2001Acquisition Acquired Attiko Metro Operation Company1
  4. Jul 18, 1991Founded Founded in Athens1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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