The cranes were lit on the metro yards for Christmas

Thursday afternoon, the cranes of the subway stations Agia Sophia and the University of Thessaloniki were illuminated in front of the festivals. The escort of the group "Batala Salonica" lit the fires of the crane, as part of the participation of "Attiko Metro SA" at the celebrations of the municipality.

"The Thessaloniki metro has greatly disrupted the city and the citizens, it's time to get paid because the metro is now finished, it's the first time that a very precise schedule of completion is set up by the end of 2020, Thessaloniki will have a metro, "said the chairman of Attiko Metro SA, Yiannis Milopoulos.

He added that "participating in the events of the Municipality of Thessaloniki for Christmas, Attiko Metro SA turns on the lights of the crane, helping to create a Christmas atmosphere in the city.The cranes represent the upcoming metro."

Mr Mylopoulos also stressed that "for months, from February to March 2019, the first trains will arrive, then, at the end of spring, the rails will be completed, the superstructure will be completed so that 2019 will start the routes. test ". "By the end of 2020, the entire baseline will be operational from New Switzerland to the new station," concluded Mylopoulos.

Yannis Boutaris, mayor of Thessaloniki, Anna Aggelidou-Polychroniadou, deputy mayor, and Thomas Psarras, general secretary of the municipality, were also present at the event.

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Source: RES-MPE, Photos: thestival.gr

Last updated: Thursday 29 November 2018, 20:05