In February 2026 it will be given to use to its citizens and visitors Thessaloniki the extension of measure to Squid With the five stations, while the Greek government’s planning is to … go to the west side of the city, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport said, Christos Dimas From the Media Control Center in Pylea, appealing as a citizen of our country, for the preservation of public property that belongs throughout society.
Mr. Dimas, before reaching the Thessaloniki Metro train station, also took his first walk to the Thessaloniki Metro Line and toured the Venizelos and Hagia Sophia stations, and also in his stop in New Switzerland inspected the surrounding area.
For his impressions, Mr. Dimas said: “It’s an ornament, it’s really the most beautiful subway I’ve seen anywhere and have traveled to many places in the world,” and in particular Venizelos station said it is “the most beautiful metro station I’ve ever seen in my life.” He emphasized that “the fact that we have an underground archaeological site where archaeological finds are exhibited and thus highlighting the history of our country of Thessaloniki and our cultural heritage is a terrifying great advantage.”
For the extension of the subway to the west of Thessaloniki, Mr. Dimas said: “Let’s complete the expansion to the east, namely Kalamaria” While adding: “Of course it is in our design to the west, we want to see how we can have metro stations in even more areas of the city, but at the moment the immediate priority is to give the expansion to Kalamaria for use.”
Asked about the short -term delay in the surrender of the subway extension to Kalamaria, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport stressed: “We all look forward to the Metro extension stations in Kalamaria, but there are also technical issues. But I think we can do the necessary patience – two months more is – so that we can all enjoy the subway and have much more comfort in our movements and of course safely. “
Concerning the stoppage of the basic line, he noted that there is a design, but the announcements will be made next time and stressed that “it is something that is not only the case in the subway in Thessaloniki, but also in corresponding metro abroad”.
To embrace this “technological achievement”, the Thessaloniki Metro, was called by Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Nikos Tahaios, noting that his acceptance by young people is very important. He said that, as a survey by the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce (EBE) said, “the Thessaloniki subway has been brought to life mainly by young people. It is really striking that passengers are primarily young and young people who have systematized their use in their daily lives. I find this very important and I have found it as many times as I entered the subway. ” However, addressing the older ones, he noted that this is a technological achievement and must feel that they too can put it in their own lives, in their own daily lives.
On the move recorded in the Thessaloniki subway, Mr. Tahaios said that “it is strikingly satisfactory, but there are certainly many who have to embrace the subway”. “The satisfaction indicators we have from those who have used it are extremely high. In spite of those who are heard, availability is multiple of what had a metro in their start in other countries around the world, “he said.
Over six million subway users in 4 months
“The subway was a project that Thessaloniki was entitled to, we asked for it and we were fighting to do it. Unfortunately, it had become like the Arta Giofiri, and it is now very important that it was handed over without fanfares and pompous expressions, “said Konstantinos Gioulekas, adding that” more than six million, “
On the extension of the subway to Kalamaria, Mr. Gioulekas said that “the addition of the Kalamaria industry is extremely important and of course the attention of all of us is focused on the west side of Thessaloniki, which of course must and there are work and will proceed with it, as well as its union. All of this is a whole transport, for all of Thessaloniki, “he added.
It is noted that at the Thessaloniki Metro Train Station, which was visited today by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Dimas, in addition to the aforementioned statements, was attended by the Greek Metro CEO, Nikos Kouretas and other executives.