From Sunday 25th to Thursday 29th October, the stations on Line 3 – ‘Ethniki Amuna’, ‘Holargos’, ‘Nomismatokopio’, ‘Agia Paraskevi’ and ‘Chalandri’ will close at 21:40, two and a half hours earlier than usual. STASY is replacing tracks on the Katechaki–Doukissis Plakentias section, and during the night trains will run separately in two sections: Municipal Theatre–Katechaki and Doukissis Plakentias–Airport.
The latest direct routes
For those living in Artemida and Spata, the nearby stations (Pallini, Paiania–Kantza, Koropi, Airport) are on the section that remains in operation. The problem is the connection to the city centre:
- The last direct train from the Municipal Theatre to the Airport leaves at 21:06, and the last one from the Airport to the Municipal Theatre leaves at 21:10.
- From Syntagma, the last train to Doukissis Plakentias leaves at 21:30.
- After 21:40, trains to the Airport depart from Doukissis Plakentias at 22:24, 23:00 and 23:36. Trains from the Airport to Doukissis Plakentias depart at 21:46, 22:22, 22:58 and 23:34.
To fill the gap, OASA (the Athens public transport authority) is operating the temporary X25 bus route from Sunday to Thursday, from 21:40 until the end of the metro service: ‘Katechaki Station – Doukissis Plakentias Station’, which stops at all the closed stations. At Doukissis Plakentias, the stop is a new one, on the access road to the STASY depot.
In practice, anyone returning from the city centre after 9.30 pm will take the underground to Katechaki, the X25 bus to Doukissis Plakentias and then the metro again, with a wait of up to half an hour between trains to the airport. Those taking the 304 bus to Artemida (Vravrona) from the Mint can reach the station via the X25, which stops at Mesogeia; It is advisable to check the last departure time of the 304 on OASA Telematics. The Suburban Railway, which reaches Doukissis Plakentias via a different route, is not included in the STASY arrangements.
703 complaints about the airport bus route
The Suburban Railway, however, has its own problems. According to the Railway Regulatory Authority’s (RRA) 2025 Activity Report, published on 13 October, complaints to Hellenic Train regarding the Piraeus–Airport line reached 703 in 2025, up from 492 in 2024, an increase of 42.89 per cent. In the commuter services category, the airport line accounted for 703 of the 756 complaints nationwide.
In total, Hellenic Train received 3,937 complaints in 2025, 34.32 per cent more than the 2,931 received in 2024. As a single complaint may relate to more than one issue, the RAS also counts them by category: compensation tops the list (1,123 reports), followed by delays (1,009), tickets and travel cards (748), services (657) and staff (593). STASY, which operates the metro, received 55 complaints. RAS cites frequent breakdowns, a shortage of rolling stock and the reorganisation of services due to knock-on delays on the Piraeus–Airport and Piraeus–Kiato lines, which also involved service cuts.
Anyone who has a problem with a service should first lodge a complaint with Hellenic Train; if they are not satisfied with the response, they can contact RAS.
Stations in the area
On the same Sunday, the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Giorgos Kotsiras, announced via the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) a programme to upgrade suburban railway and underground stations. Among them, with the assistance of STASY, are the four stations that serve both the Suburban Railway and the metro on our side: Doukissis Plakentias, Pallini, Paiania–Kantza and Koropi. Plans include repairs to platforms and stairways, the replacement of worn bird-deterrent netting, the repainting of metal surfaces, and the installation of new seats and litter bins. No timetable has been provided for the four stations.
Source: STASY, announcement regarding changes to Line 3, 25 October 2026 (via ertnews.gr); Railway Regulatory Authority, 2025 Annual Report, 13 October 2026; APE-MPE/ertnews.gr, 25 October 2026.
