Athens Selects Otis for Nearly 100 Units on Important Metro Line Extension

Athens residents and visitors are now able to travel from Venizelos International Airport to the Port of Piraeus in less than an hour on the 47 km Metro Line 3.

That line includes six newly opened stations that complete the journey to Piraeus, including 21 Gen2^® elevators and 72 heavy-duty Otis escalators.

The six new stations are expected to help Piraeus and the greater area meet sustainability and traffic reduction goals – increasing overall passenger traffic on the metro network by 132,000 commuters daily and reducing the need for 23,000 vehicles on the roads above, cutting CO₂ emissions by an estimated 60 tons every day.

It’s an extension of Otis’ ongoing support for the Athens metro system. Otis installed the elevators and escalators for lines 2 and 3 starting in 1998 and has maintained them since. This brings the total number of Otis elevators and escalators in the Athens metro system to more than 580.

"Large infrastructure projects require skillful technicians and engineers, outstanding project management, and coordination with the customer and other contractors on site,” said Panagiotis Zikos, Managing Director for Greece and Cyprus. “We pride ourselves on being able to deliver in these conditions – including at times working more than 45 meters below sea level.”

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