Athens Mass Transit System

The Athens Mass Transit System is the largest mass transit system of Greece. The system is run by the OASA S.A. organisation and serves Athens Urban Area and large part of Metropolitan Area.

OASA S.A.
Native name
ΟΑΣΑ Α.Ε.
Public
Industrypublic transport 
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
OwnerGreek government
SubsidiariesOSY S.A., STASY S.A.
WebsiteOASA.gr
Map of complete (planned) Metropolitan railway network (Metro, Suburban and Tram).

Companies

In January 2011 the Greek government proposed a reorganization of the system, which involves reduction of the separate companies to just two, one for tram and metro and one for conventional and trolley buses.[1] In March 2011, the Greek Government passed Law 3920[2] to allow Attiko Metro Operational Company (AMEL S.A.) to absorb Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways S.A. and TRAM S.A. and create a new company "STASY S.A." (Greek: ΣΤΑΣΥ Α.Ε.). Also ETHEL S.A. and ILPAP S.A. were merged in "OSY S.A." (Greek: ΟΣΥ Α.Ε.). The mergers were officially announced on June 10, 2011.[3] [4] While mergers at the top management level took place quickly, integration of the former companies at operations and support level proceeds slowly.

As of July 2011, the Athens Mass Transit System consists of:

  • OSY S.A. (Greek: ΟΣΥ Α.Ε.)
    • Βus and trolleybus network
  • STASY S.A. (Greek: ΣΤΑΣΥ Α.Ε.)
    • The Athens Tram system, formerly operated by Tram S.A.
    • The Athens Metro old line Line 1 and new lines Line 2, Line 3
  • TRAINOSE S.A. (Greek: ΤΡΑΙΝΟΣΕ Α.Ε.)
    • A suburban rail system using Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) lines, operated by TrainOSE S.A. under the name Proastiakos. The section between Piraeus, Magoula and Koropi is regarded as the urban part.
    • A part of the OSE main line (between Piraeus and Aghios Stefanos) operated by TrainOSE S.A.

OSY and STASY is wholly owned by OASA. TrainOSE (for its Proastiakos department) is coordinated by Athens Urban Transport Organisation (Organismos Astikon Syngoinonion Athinon - OASA, Greek: Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών - Ο.Α.Σ.Α.), a state-owned company.[5]

ISAP, ETHEL and ILPAP were wholly owned by OASA S.A.. AMEL and Tram S.A. until June 2011 were subsidiaries of Attiko Metro S.A. (Greek: Αττικό Μετρό Α.Ε.), a company that is currently wholly owned by the Greek government.[6][7]

TrainOSE S.A., which absorbed the former Proastiakos S.A. in 2007, became independent of the OSE group in 2008 and is now a separate private company.

OASA regularly conducts street photography and videography competitions both in black-and-white and in colour for photos taken while inside its means of transport.[8]

  • The Athens tram Sirio connects the city centre with the coast
  • Athens' suburban railway
  • A tram Sirio in Athens
  • Express bus between the city and the airport
  • A trolleybus in the city centre

See also

References
  1. «Πράσινο» στο νομοσχέδιο για τις αστικές συγκοινωνίες Naftemporiki Newspaper, 2011-01-12.
  2. Law 3920, Government Gazette issue A-33, 2011-03-03.
  3. Ministerial Decision 28737/2637, Government Gazette issue B-1454, 2011-06-17
  4. Ministerial Decision 28738/2638, Government Gazette issue B-1454, 2011-06-17
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2006-02-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2006-02-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://en.protothema.gr/oasa-photography-video-competition/

OASA companies established in 2011

Non-OASA companies
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