Thessaloniki Metro
Metro · Thessaloniki · THEMA S.A.
1 line · 13 stations
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Quick facts
- Operator
- THEMA operates Thessaloniki Metro Line 1.
- Current line
- Thirteen stations run from New Railway Station through the historic center to Nea Elvetia.
- Fare
- A normal urban metro ticket costs €0.60 and must be validated at entry and exit.
- Payment
- Buy or recharge a ThessTicket at a machine. Contactless bank cards can pay at the machine, but the card itself does not replace the metro ticket at the gate.
- Accessibility
- All stations have elevators, tactile guidance, level boarding, and platform screen doors.
Mike’s notes
Thessaloniki Metro currently consists of Line 1 from New Railway Station through Dimokratias, Venizelou, Agias Sofias, the university district, and Nea Elvetia. The official operating map still shows 13 stations. The five-station Kalamaria extension is not included until the operator publishes an opening and passenger service begins.
Tickets and payment
A normal urban metro trip costs €0.60. Buy a rechargeable ThessTicket from a station machine, validate it to enter, and validate it again to exit. Machines accept card payment, including contactless cards, but that is a purchase transaction. An ordinary bank card is not advertised as a tap-through fare medium at the metro gates.
Bus and metro ticket media remain separate during the current transition. A bus ticket is not automatically a metro ticket, so check the product rather than assuming the city has one interchangeable smart card.
Trains and access
Line 1 is fully automated at GoA4 level. Four-car trains have climate control, open gangways, passenger information screens, and no driver cab blocking the front view. Every station has full-height platform screen doors.
The entire operating line was built for step-free use. Elevators connect street and platform, train floors align with platforms, and the first and last cars have wheelchair spaces. The operator publishes live elevator status because a single outage can change the accessible route through a station.
Short history
2006
Construction begins
Work starts on the long-planned modern metro beneath central Thessaloniki.
2024
Line 1 opens
The first 13-station automated line opens to passengers.
2026
Kalamaria testing
The base line closes temporarily for integration tests, then returns to normal operation while the extension remains outside the operating map.