The construction contract for the new metro line in Athens, was signed by the company \u201cAttiko Metro SA\u201d and the association of companies \u201cJ&P AVAX SA\u201d \u2013 GHELLA SpA \u2013 ALSTOM Transport SA\u201d in the presence of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Costas Karamanlis.<\/p>\n
The contract covers the construction of the 12.8km<\/strong> Section A, which will run from Alsos Veikou via the city centre to Goudi, with 15 stations<\/strong> including interchanges with lines 2 and 3.<\/p>\n The PM, welcoming the signage of the contract, said that \u201cIt will serve the most densely populated areas, will add significant value to properties<\/strong>, and will provide access to the Metro at emblematic areas\u201d.<\/p>\n For Line 4, budgeted at 1.8 billion euros, 22 construction sites<\/strong> will be developed, from Alsos Veikou to Goudi and Katehaki.<\/p>\n The U-shaped Line 4 consists of two radial legs to Galatsi and Marousi, as well as one central part that runs through the center of Athens. Its total length is 38.2 km<\/strong> with 35 stations<\/strong> in total once completed, and it incorporates five discrete individual sections.<\/p>\n The new line will include 20 automated trains<\/strong>, without a driver and is estimated it will serve 340,000 passengers<\/strong> on a daily basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The construction contract for the new metro line in Ath […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1025],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pick-of-the-week"],"yoast_head":"\n