13 Facts About Thessaloniki Metro

Thessaloniki Metro is an underground rapid-transit system under construction in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

Thessaloniki Metro attempted to fund the project on its own, saying that European Union member states were prepared to cover 50 percent of the project costs and provide favourable loans for the remainder, but without the central-government's involvement the plan did not go forward.

An alternate consortium, Macedonian Thessaloniki Metro, was barred by the European Court of Justice from participating in the tender because it changed its composition after the tender proceedings began .

Attiko Thessaloniki Metro redesigned several stations in a solution which became known as "antiquities and metro" .

The new head of Attiko Thessaloniki Metro accused archaeologists of "looking to the past; we need to look forward".

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The latter is a priority for Attiko Thessaloniki Metro to connect the city's western working class suburbs with the city centre, since the airport will be serviced by a 10-minute shuttle-bus trip to Mikra .

Attiko Thessaloniki Metro confirmed in early 2019 that preliminary works for the western loop will begin in 2019.

Apart from being the system's automated remote control command centre, the complex will house the offices of Attiko Metro, the Thessaloniki Transport Authority, and the Thessaloniki Metro operating company, as well as railway stock maintenance facilities, two restaurants, and a creche.

Thessaloniki Metro will utilise an electronic card ticketing system as well as fare gates, a system not originally implemented on the Athens Metro.

The portion of the Via Egnatia which passed through Thessaloniki Metro was the city's Decumanus Maximus, and runs below present-day Egnatia Street at 5.

Discovery sparked controversy in Thessaloniki; Attiko Metro wanted to remove the antiquities and re-assemble them elsewhere, and the city's archaeological services wanted the company to alter the depth of the line and the station entrances.

Attiko Thessaloniki Metro redesigned the line, sinking the tunnels to depths from 14 to 31 metres and providing for mini-museums in the stations similar to the Syntagma metro station in Athens .

News satire websites such as To Koulouri have satirised the metro on numerous occasions with stories such as "Thessaloniki Metro will operate on a 24-hour basis during the Christmas rush" and "Thessaloniki Metro enters its 763rd day of strike", and it has been cited in satirical lyrics by the Greek rapper Tus.