Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has opened featuring driverless trains. Tens of thousands of people Saturday braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations to try them out. The single 13-station subway line was jammed with passengers eager to get a taste of the city’s new transport system. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, flanked by President Katerina Sadkel…

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The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has opened featuring driverless trains

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The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has opened featuring driverless trains. Tens of thousands of people Saturday braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations

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The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki opened Saturday featuring driverless trains, and tens of thousands of people braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations to try them out.

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The first written mention of a metro in Thessaloniki was in 1976. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in 1987. From then on, the project became a running joke among the Greeks, a prime example of mismanagement. "The metro network in Thessaloniki? It's so great, it can't be true!", people said. But now the Thessaloniki metro has finally been officially opened. Despite only having a single line with 13 stations, it is already one of the most be…

1976 ist erstmals eine Metro in Thessaloniki schriftlich erwähnt worden. 1987 fiel der erste Spatenstich. Von da an entwickelte sich das Projekt zum Running Gag der Griechen, zum Paradebeispiel für Misswirtschaft. „Das Metro-Netz von Thessaloniki? Das ist so toll, das gibt‘s gar nicht!“, hieß es. Nun aber wurde die Metro Thessaloniki doch endlich feierlich eröffnet.  Sie dürfte trotz lediglich einer einzigen Linie mit 13 Stationen schon jetzt zu…

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Beautiful Thessaloniki Metro finally opened

In Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, the new metro station, the construction of which began about 38 years ago, is solemnly opened. This is reported by Euronews. [see_also ids="616459"] The 9.6-kilometer metro line, which at 13 stations uses a train without a driver and screen doors on the platforms, was officially opened on Saturday Tue, November 30. According to official figures, within four days the population can use them comp…

В Салониках, втором по величине городе Греции, торжественно открыто новое метро, строительство которого началось около 38 лет назад.  Об этом сообщает Euronews. [see_also ids="616459"] 9,6-километровая линия метро, на которой на 13 станциях используются поезда без машиниста и двери-ширмы на платформах, была официально открыта в субботу, 30 ноября. По словам официальных лиц, в течение четырех дней население сможет пользоваться им совершенно беспл…

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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki opened Saturday featuring driverless trains, and tens of thousands of people braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations to try them out. The single 13-station subway line was jammed with passengers eager to get a taste of the city’s new transport system. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, flanked by President Katerina Sadkellaropoulou and Tr…

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Despite the rain, citizens had formed queues outside the stations early, wanting to use the Metro and board the first carriages

Παρά τη βροχή, έξω από τους σταθμούς οι πολίτες είχαν σχηματίσει ουρές από νωρίς, θέλοντας να χρησιμοποιήσουν το Μετρό και να επιβιβαστούν στα πρώτα βαγόνια

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The Thessaloniki metro was first conceived more than a century ago, and the first tunnel was dug in 1986.

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