Athens metro train bound for airport breaks down

Passengers connected Athens’ metro Line 3 faced delays successful services connected Saturday greeting aft a train broke down astatine the station Monastiraki, successful the latest incidental involving work disruptions.

Shortly earlier 8 a.m., the train stopped astatine Monastiraki station and remained there for respective minutes with the lights successful the carriages flickering. At astir 8.10 a.m., metro employees informed the passengers that the train was being evacuated and yet withdrawn. There has been nary authoritative announcement astir the causes of the incident.

This is the 4th incidental recorded this week connected the metro. On December 30, 2024, a train connected Line 1 started emitting smoke astatine Moschato station. On New Year’s Day, each train doors connected Line 1 of the suburban railway ISAP malfunctioned while successful question betwixt Ano Patission and Perissos stations. On January 3, different train was withdrawn from Line 1 arsenic 1 of its doors was not closing securely.