Proposed Future Expansion
In April 2009, The Hellenic Ministry of Public Works released a preliminary proposal for a future expansion of the Attiko Metro, as part of the new Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica. The proposal was intended to serve as a basis for future expansion of the rapid transit system in the Attiki basin, specifically stating that the project would not be completed in less than 20 years. Upon completion, however, it will cover 85% of the wider area of Attica basin, and thus discouraging citizens from using their private vehicles for transfer to the city centre and the centres of large urban municipalities.
The proposed expansion will bring the system to a total of eight lines (including ISAP Line 1) with a total length of 220 km and serving 200 stations. In addition to small extensions to lines 1, 3 and 4, the proposed expansion will consist of lines 5 (Ano Liosia - Vyronas), 6 (Melissia - Perama/Piraeus), 7 (Chaidari - Alimos) which would cross the Attiki basin, passing through downtown Athens and line 8 as an incomplete circle around Athens (Katechaki - Sepolia - Kallithea - Dafni - Pangrati). As of March 2012 those extensions of the system constitute the Athens Metro Regualatory Plan and will be gradually implemented by Attiko Metro in the future.
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