Posted by: Athina | November 27, 2008

Athens tram

The tram of Athens is an articulated vehicle of two-way direction and has the potential of coupling two vehicles with transport capacity of 56 seated passengers, including special seating places for people with disabilities and place for more than 200 standing passengers. The network of the Athens tram has a total of 48 stops and 3 terminals in the stations of Syntagma square, in Sef and in Voula hospital. In 16 stops of the tram of Athens the platforms are central, while in 30 stops the platforms are lateral, in the stations of SEF and Voula there are two central piers. The tram stations of the Athens tram have seats and covers for the passengers plus visual and audio information system, publishing and Revocation machinery, electronic equipment hovel, frames display information materials (eg maps), clock, waste baskets, hovel electronic systems, lighting and closed circuit television .

Attitudes system has been installed on passenger information through audio and communications through variable message signs for the arrival times of the tram and also for any delays or problems in services and other additional informations. Also, there is emergency phone , which is used only in case of emergencies in order to communicate with the Operation Control Center of the Tram or in cases of works on the network.

In all the tram stops in several intersections are installed closed-circuit television system for the safety of the  passengers and to prevent malicious actions, and  monitoring the movement of trams in sections of engagement with road vehicles.

All administrative and operational services of the Athens tram are housed in the area of the old Airport at Elliniko. There are buildings of the company (offices, electromechanical installations, etc.), the Operation Control Center, the crew of rolling stock, where is held maintenance, repair and cleaning of the vehicles. The Athens tram together with the other Athens means of transport like the buses (ΚΤΕΛ) and the metro are very important for the solution of the traffic congestion in Athens.


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