GREECE: Indra has won a contract to supply an automated fare collection system for the metro line under construction in Thessaloniki.
Indra will supply equipment including ticket vending machines and gates for the 13 stations on the line due to open in 2020.
It is envisaged that there will be no paper tickets, with only contactless smart cards. The supplier says that this would allow passengers to be charged fares ‘adapted to their needs’.
GREECE: The Thessaloniki metro opened on November 30, 18 years after construction began. The first phase runs 9·6 km through twin bore tunnels from Thessaloniki New Railway Station to Nea Elvetia with 13 stations and an end-to-end journey time of 18 min. The line has a ...
GREECE: The operating and maintenance contract for the Thessaloniki metro has been signed, with opening now planned for the fourth quarter of year 2024. Project promoter Hellenic Metro announced in June that it had selected the THEMA Consortium of Milano transport operator ATM (51%) and French ...
GREECE: Project promoter Hellenic Metro has awarded the THEMA consortium of Milano transport operator ATM (51%) and engineering consultancy Egis (49%) a €250m contract to operate and maintain Thessaloniki metro Line 1 for 11 years. The first metro line in Greece’s second-largest city is currently under ...
