Greek city of Thessaloniki gets new metro system with driverless trains after years of delays
The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has opened featuring driverless trains. Tens of thousands of people Saturday braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations to try them out.
Greece’s first driverless metro launched in Thessaloniki
Phase one of Greece’s first driverless metro, featuring Hitachi Rail's digital signalling technology, has been inaugurated in Thessaloniki. The metro will reduce road traffic by 56,000 cars daily and cut 77,
This video shows a train carriage in Madrid in 2023, not the new metro in Thessaloniki
A new subway system, long dogged by archaeological and financial issues, was finally inaugurated in the Greek city of Thessaloniki by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the end of November 2024, more than 10 years later than planned.
Greeks finally get Thessaloniki metro after two-decade wait
Greece's second city Thessaloniki will unveil its new subway system more than a decade late on Saturday after the project was dogged by archaeological challenges and financial difficulties.It is a project that has also had many,
New Greek Metro Is Archaeological Window on the Past
It is also a museum," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said before visiting the Venizelou station for a private tour on Friday. "It's probably unique in the world. We will go through an underground museum to reach the train.
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Greek city’s new underground railway system uncovers thousands of ancient secrets
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