Passenger in the first test run metro in Thessaloniki he was prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He laid out the entire route from the new railway station to the depot at Pylaea for the first time and declared that his government had fulfilled its obligation to deliver the most modern metro system in Europe to the people of Thessaloniki in the near future.

“Today a picture is worth a thousand words. Metro in Thessaloniki, this long-suffering project, is now being put into trial operation. and those who had the opportunity to accompany us today as we traveled on the first metro line found that this government has fully fulfilled its obligation to provide the people of Thessaloniki with the most modern metro system in Europe in the near future.

At the same time, however, also protecting the extremely rich cultural heritage which appeared thanks to the construction projects of the metro.

Today is really a very important day for her. Thessalonikifor the people of Thessaloniki, the dream of decades is now becoming a reality.

I want to thank each and every one who has worked very hard to be able to catch up, move from a tarp scam to the reality of a project that is starting its beta test.

Meeting at Venizelos station where we will have the opportunity to see how much attention and respect for cultural heritage is given to the movement of important archaeological finds. So, as I said before, let’s really make Thessaloniki metro a reality, not just an important transport project, but essentially a living museum.

I believe that this is the only metro in the world that is perhaps in itself worth visiting Thessaloniki,” the Prime Minister said.

He even announced that now that the Thessaloniki metro is being implemented, Attico Metro will be renamed.”Greek metro“.

The Prime Minister was accompanied on this trip by Minister of State for Transport Giorgos Gerapetritis, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Giorgos Karagiannis, Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tsitsikostas, Mayor of Thessaloniki Konstantinos Zervas and President of Attiko Metro. “Nikos Takhiaos.

The same route was previously taken by the Prime Minister and journalists with the guide Nikos Tahiao.

From the new railway station to the fountain, the train was driven by a driver and at a speed of up to 15 kilometers per hour, and from the fountain to the depot by another train, which moved automatically and at a speed of up to 70-80 kilometers per hour.

At the station, the Prime Minister was given a tour of the Metro Control Center.

Source: RES-IPE