Changes in metro and tram services on Saturday
Specifically, according to a STASY (fixed-rail transport company) announcement, the metro station at Syntagma will close at 08:00 on Saturday and will reopen after the completion of the parade. Trains will pass through the station without stopping.
Meanwhile, trams routes will end at FIX station on line 6 from the start of the shift until 13.30, while line 7 starting at Asklipio, Voula and ending at Agia Triada, Piraeus will temporarily end at SEF station from 09:00 until 14:00 and at Paleo Dimarhio from 11:00 until 13:00.
Additionally, the Athens metro employees' union has declared a work stoppage on Friday, from 21:00 until the end of the shift .
According to employees, chronic problems are hampering the operation of fixed rail transport services provided by STASY, as well as the services to 1.5 million passengers that use the metro every day, so that employees are daily faced with an unequal battle against these adversities.
The issues that are raised by the union include, among others: a lack of drivers, technicians, station masters and specialised railway personnel. A lack of trains and spare parts and problems in the railway infrastructure, as well as a failure to uphold what has been agreed.
