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Over budget and overdue, Thessaloniki finally has its futuristic driverless metro.
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Additional footage and images courtesy of VORIA.gr, Greek Reporter, Takos Gakis, Central City - Metros and Rail videos, DRM News, Metaforespress, Nikolakas83, markinvideoproduz, Newsflare, geraki, Elymperis, Markos Bolaris, Philly boy 92, DW, Paramount Pictures, BBC News, 902.gr, Patrickios, L'imaGiraphe, Tom Tziros, Bergfalke2, Cut Cover Structures Earthworks Construction, Metro Rail News.
Research sources:
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/30/greeces-second-largest-city-gets-new-metro-and-it-took-38-years-to-build
https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/greece/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/30/a-blend-of-ancient-and-modern-inside-thessalonikis-new-3bn-metro-system
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/new-greek-metro-is-archaeological-window-past-2024-11-30/
https://web.archive.org/web/20241127020439/https://www.emetro.gr/?page_id=165
https://www.webuildgroup.com/en/projects/motorways-roads/thessaloniki-metro-system/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21743758
https://www.euro2day.gr/news/economy/article/1697332/karamanlhs-arhes-toy-2023-tha-einai-etoimo-to-metr.html
https://www.thessmetro.gr/en/plan-for-2040/
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Thessaloniki
01:58 - Planning Thessaloniki's Metro
04:35 - How 'Not' to Build a Metro
05:45 - Impact of Delays
06:30 - Archaeological Discoveries
08:52 - The Answer
10:42 - Metro for the Future
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