{"id":15836,"date":"2026-05-13T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/revamped-40-year-old-trains-will-boost-athens-metro-schedule\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:48:20","slug":"revamped-40-year-old-trains-will-boost-athens-metro-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/revamped-40-year-old-trains-will-boost-athens-metro-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Revamped 40-year-old trains will boost Athens metro schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1303601\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/79753bda97e4a2dae3f2ae2a05198b0a_GRE31838750-1-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/79753bda97e4a2dae3f2ae2a05198b0a_GRE31838750-1.jpg\" alt=\"Revamped 40-year-old trains will boost Athens metro schedule\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/79753bda97e4a2dae3f2ae2a05198b0a_GRE31838750-1-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Giorgos Vitsaras\/AMNA]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Fourteen revamped trains first used in 1985 will gradually join the Athens metro fleet starting this summer and ending in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>They will be exclusively used on Line 1 (Piraeus-Kifissia), the system\u2019s oldest, that is widely plagued by delays, overcrowding and, as importantly in a city with a long, hot summer, lack of air conditioning. The revamped fleet is free of graffiti and will feature modernized conductor cabins and digital info displays.<\/p>\n<p>The project is behind schedule and the government has slapped Spain\u2019s Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), which is revamping the trains at a Volos facility in central Greece, with a \u20ac3.8 million fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1303601\/revamped-40-year-old-trains-will-boost-athens-metro-schedule\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Giorgos Vitsaras\/AMNA] Fourteen revamped trains first used in 1985 will gradually join the Athens metro fleet starting this summer and ending in 2027. 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