Thessaloniki Metro

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Thessaloniki Metro (Greek: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης, ) is an underground rapid transit system in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. The system consists of two lines with 18 stations. It is fully automated and driverless, the first system of its kind in Greece, and is operated by Thessaloniki Metro Automatic (THEMA), a Franco-Italian consortium. Estimates for the cost of the megaproject are at €3 billion ($3.42 billion today), including €600 million ($686 million) in future interest payments. The project is primarily funded with loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as well as funds from the Greek government. Construction by a Greco-Italian consortium is overseen by Elliniko Metro, the Greek state-owned company which oversaw the construction of the Athens Metro and Athens Tram. Proposed during the 1910s and first seriously planned in the 1980s, construction of the main line began in 2006 and on the Kalamaria extension in 2013...

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