Urban Rail Transport S.A. (, - pronounced as στάση "bus/train stop" ), commonly abbreviated as STASY, is a Greek

public transport Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...

operator of the

Athens Metro The Athens Metro () is a rapid transit system serving the Athens urban area in Greece. Line 1 opened as a single-track conventional steam railway in 1869 and was electrified in 1904. Beginning in 1991, Elliniko Metro S.A. constructed and ext ...

and the

Athens Tram The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in June 2011. STASY operates a fleet of 25 Alstom Citadis and 35 Hitachi Sirio, Sirio vehicle ...

. It is the metro and tram subsidiary of

Transport for Athens Transport for Athens (), officially the Athens Urban Transport Organisation (, , ), is the operator of public transport in Athens, Greece. Transport for Athens, through its subsidiary companies, operates metro, tram, trolleybus and bus servi ...

(OASA S.A.), and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the metro and tram network, including rolling stock, 59 tram stops, and 62 of the 66 metro stations. STASY was created in 2011, as a merger of the

Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways The Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (, ), commonly abbreviated as ISAP, was a company which operated the Piraeus - Kifissia line from 1 January 1976 to 17 June 2011. Piraeus - Kifissia line was the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens m ...

(ISAP), the

Attiko Metro Operation Company Elliniko Metro (), formerly Attiko Metro () until May 2023, is a Greek State-owned company who is responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro and the Thessaloniki Metro, as well as the Athens Tram. Headquartered in the ...

(AMEL), and

Tram S.A. Elliniko Metro (), formerly Attiko Metro () until May 2023, is a Greek State-owned company who is responsible for the development and construction of the Athens Metro and the Thessaloniki Metro, as well as the Athens Tram. Headquartered in the E ...

, and its logo is an amalgamation of the oval-shaped format of ISAP's logo, and the blue and green colours from AMEL's logo.

History

On 28 February 2011, the Greek Government enacted Law 3920/2011, which allowed the Attiko Metro Operation Company (AMEL) to merge with the Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP) and Tram S.A. to form Urban Rail Transport S.A., or STASY as it is commonly known. The merged company, which came into effect on 17 June 2011 under Ministerial Decree 28737/2637, became a subsidiary of

(OASA). ISAP's headquarters at 67 Athinas Street, near

Omonoia Square Omonoia Square (, ''Plateía Omonoías'', , "Concord Square", often simply referred to as ''Omónoia'' ) is a central square in Athens. Forming the centre of Omonoia. It marks the northern corner of the downtown area defined by the city plans of ...

, became the headquarters of STASY. Three different companies used to operate and maintain the

and

network before the creation of STASY: * Line 1 of the Metro used to be operated by the

(; ISAP): ISAP was created as a public company on 1 January 1976, to replace the privately-owned

Hellenic Electric Railways The Hellenic Electric Railways (, ) was a private owned company member of British company "Power and Traction Company Ltd" which operated and extended the present Line 1 (Athens Metro), Line 1 of the Athens Metro, from 14 April 1926 to 31 Decemb ...

(EIS). ISAP came under the authority of OASA in 1998. * Lines 2 and 3 of the Metro used to be operated by the Attiko Metro Operation Company (; AMEL): AMEL was created on 15 February 2001, as an operational subsidiary of public transport developer and constructor Attiko Metro (now Elliniko Metro), instead of OASA. * The

used to be operated by Tram S.A. (). Founded in March 2001, Tram S.A. was also a subsidiary of Attiko Metro, instead of OASA.

Operations

STASY is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the

and the

, including the infrastructure, rolling stock, 59 tram stops and 62 of the 66 metro stations. GAIAOSE owns and maintains the surface section of Line 3 between and , and

the operator ''The Operator'' is a 2000 American film, starring Michael Laurence, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brion James, Brad Leland and Jacqueline Kim. It was written and directed by Jon Dichter. Plot A telephone operator resolves to takes revenge on a rude ...

of the

Athens International Airport Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' , commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 (in time for the 2004 Su ...

manages the Airport station.

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History

Operations

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