One worker at the Urban Train ISAP died and two workers were injured when the maintenance wagon collided with a train early morning Tuesday. Due to a breaks failure the rail grinder was reportedly running on the track with a speed of over 50 km per hour. The workers were …
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Athens without Tram, Metro and Urban Train for several hours on Friday, June14
Commuters in Greek capital Athens will not be able to use the Tram, the Metro and the Urban Train ISAP for four hours on Friday, June 14th 2019. From 10 o’ clock in the morning until 2 o’ clock in the afternoon, the Tram operation will be halted. Metro Lines …
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Confused commuters: Athens Metro barriers closed but temporarily opened on next day
The barriers of the Athens Metro at <Syntagma> station closed as of Sunday, March 4th, but remained partially open as of the next day. A complicated system of barriers going on and off and lacks of adequate campaign to inform commuters about the changes have created for one more time …
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Police officers to replace private security guards at Athens Metro and urban train ISAP stations
Police officers will replace private security guards at the stations of metro and urban train ISAP in Greece’s capital Athens. According to an agreement signed between the Transportation Ministry and Greek Police, ELAS will supply 200 police officers whose sole task will be the protection of commuters and public property. …
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Athens: Metro, Tram, urban train work stoppage schedule Nov 18-Dec 2/2016
Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP will launch work stoppages, starting tomorrow Friday, November 18th and ending on December 2nd 2016. Work Stoppage schedule: Nov 18: metro, tram begin of shift until 10 am, Urban train 12 noon to 4 pm Nov 21: Urban train begin of …
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UPD II: Athens Metro, Tram on work stoppage Nov 15/2016
+++ UPDATE II: Confusion till the end of the day, now it seems final: Metro and Tram workers will be on work stoppage from beginning of shift until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15th 2016. Workers at urban train ISAP have cancelled their strike. Whether they will keep their work …
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Athens: Metro, Tram, Urban Train launch Work Stoppages June 6-17/2016
Workers at Athens, Metro, Tram and Urban train ISAP will launch a series of warning work stoppages to protest that public transport organizations will be transferred to the new Privatization super-Fund. The schedule for the work stoppages for the next 15 days are: Monday, June 6th: begin of morning shirt …
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Strike: Greek Easter Sunday without trains, Proastiakos, Metro and urban train ISAP, May 1/2016
After workers at TRAINOSE, also workers at Athens Metro and Urban train ISAP decided to go on 24-hour strike on Easter Sunday, May 1st 2016. They protest the Pension Reforms and want the signing of collective bargains. TRAINOSE & Proastiakos strike starts Saturday, April 30th 2016, at 6 p.m. and …
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Athens: Metro & Urban train ISAP station to close Dec 11/2014
Metro and Urban Train ISAP station “Omonia” will be closed to public as of 5:30 pm today, Thursday, 11. December 2014. A protest meeting and a rally against “state violence” have been scheduled by demonstrators. The wagons will pass through but passengers will have not possibility to get off or …
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Athens – Public Transport: ministry announces ticket prices “decreases” that was in fact “increases”
That’s certainly good news! The ticket price for metro and urban train ISAP is to be decreased from €1.40 down to €1.20. The price decrease in these two public transport means will consequently lead to a single ticket for all transport means in Athens. The single ticket will be valid for …
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