Line 3 (Athens Metro)

Προς Δημοτικό Θέατρο/Αεροδρόμιο
To Dimotiko Theatro/Airport
Προς Δημοτικό Θέατρο/Αεροδρόμιο; To Dimotiko Theatro/Airport
	Doukissis Plakentias ticket hall
Overview
Locale	Athens;
Termini	Dimotiko Theatro; Doukissis Plakentias/Athens Airport;
Stations	27
Colour on map	Blue
Website	Official website
Service
Type	Rapid transit; Airport rail link;
System	Athens Metro
Operator(s)	STASY
Depot(s)	Eleonas; Plakentias;
Rolling stock	1st, 2nd (DC and AC/DC) and 3rd Generations
History
Opened	28 January 2000
Last extension	10 October 2022
Technical
Line length	47.3 km (29.4 mi)
Character	Deep-level
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail; 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead;
Route map
	Legend
	Dimotiko Theatro
	[ Dimarcheio]
	under
	construction
	track south of here
	owned by OSE
Key
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

Line 3 of the Athens Metro is a rapid transit line that runs from Dimotiko Theatro in the west to Doukissis Plakentias or Athens Airport in the east, via Syntagma. Most Line 3 trains start or terminate at Doukissis Plakentias: a through service to the Airport leaves once every 36 minutes, and shares most of the extended route with the Athens Suburban Railway.^[6]

Line 3 provides a direct albeit infrequent service between the Port of Piraeus with the Athens International Airport, a journey that takes up to 59 minutes.^[7] The line between Dimotiko Theatro and Doukissis Plakentias is underground, and the shared section with the Athens Suburban Railway towards the Airport is a surface-level median of the A6 and A62 motorways.

It first opened, between Ethniki Amyna and Syntagma, on 28 January 2000, with Line 2.^[8] In 2012, construction works commenced for the latest underground extension of Line 3 to Dimotiko Theatro via Piraeus which was completed on 10 October 2022.^[9]^[10]

^ "OASA: Changes to bus routes after delivery of the Metro extension in Piraeus". Athens Transport (in Greek). 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens: Transport for Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens: Transport for Athens. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "Company presentation". STASY (in Greek). Athens: Transport for Athens. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "Timetable" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Line 3 (Timetables)". STASY. Athens: Transport for Athens. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Delezos, Kostas (28 January 2000). "From today, Athens moves to the rhythm of the Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "AttikoMetro Inside - Piraeus". Attiko Metro S.A. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ Burroughs, David (12 October 2022). "Athens Metro Line 3 Phase 2 extension opens". International Railway Journal. Omaha: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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[line-diagram-2022-1] "OASA: Changes to bus routes after delivery of the Metro extension in Piraeus". Athens Transport (in Greek). 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[stasy-map-2022-2] "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens: Transport for Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

[stasy-map-2020-3] "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens: Transport for Athens. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[ametro-map-2022-4] "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[metro-stats-2022-6] "Company presentation". STASY (in Greek). Athens: Transport for Athens. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[airport-timetable-9] "Timetable" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[stasy-times-l3-10] "Line 3 (Timetables)". STASY. Athens: Transport for Athens. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[tanea-20000128-11] Delezos, Kostas (28 January 2000). "From today, Athens moves to the rhythm of the Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[12] "AttikoMetro Inside - Piraeus". Attiko Metro S.A. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

[irj-2022-13] Burroughs, David (12 October 2022). "Athens Metro Line 3 Phase 2 extension opens". International Railway Journal. Omaha: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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