I.L.P.A.P. () was a public Greek company, part of the Athens Urban Transport Organisation, responsible for the operation of the trolleybuses network. ILPAP was founded on December 14, 1970, and since 1998 the company was owned by the Athens Urban Transport Organisation (Organismos Astikon Syngoinonion Athinon - OASA, Greek: Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών - Ο.Α.Σ.Α.), a public company.
Overview In March 2011, the Greek Government passed Law 3920Law 3920, Government Gazette issue A-33, 2011-03-03. to merge ILPAP with the bus company ETHEL S.A. The resulting company is named "OSY S.A." () and is a subsidiary of OASA S.A. The merger was officially announced on June 10, 2011.Ministerial Decision 28738/2638, Government Gazette issue B-1454, 2011-06-17 While merger at the top management level took place immediately, integration of the former companies at operations and support level proceeds slowly.
The network consisted of 22 trolleybus routes which cover 390 kilometers in Athens urban area. The fleet consisted of 366 trolleybuses, made by Neoplan and Van Hool, 51 of which are articulated. 10.6 million kilometers are covered, and 80 million passengers are transported per year. As of May 2011, the company had about 1,200 employees.
Trolleybus Routes There are 20 trolleybus routes which are active today.
Line 1: Attiki Square - Kallithea - Moschato Line 2: Ano Kypseli - Pagrati - Kaisariani Line 3: Nea Filadelfeia - Ano Patisia - Neo Psychiko Line 4: Ano Kypseli - Agios Artemios - Agios Ioannis Metro Station Line 5: Lambrini - Syntagma Square - Tzitzifies Line 6: Ippokratous - Kosmas Aitolos - Nea Filadelfeia Line 10: Tzitzifies - Chalandri Line 11: Ano Patisia - Neo Pagrati - Nea Elvetia (operating 24/7) Line 12: Zappeio - Peristeri (Agios Ierotheos) Line 14: Lambrini - Alexandras Avenue - Girokomeio Line 15: Petralona - Dikastiria - Eleftheriou Venizelou Line 16: Agios Ioannis Renti - Piraeus (circularA "circular" line has the same starting and ending point) Line 17: Piraeus - Agios Georgios (circular) Line 18: Mouseio - Chalandri (via Ethinikis Antistaseos) Line 19: Mouseio - Chalandri Station (Sidera) Line 19B: Mouseio - Chalandri (Sidera) (circular) Line 20: Neo Faliro - Kastella - Drapetsona Line 21: Nikaia - Petrou Ralli - Omonoia (circular) Line 24: Petroupoli - Ilion - Agios Antonios Metro Station (circular) Line 25: Agios Antonios Metro Station - Ilion - Kamatero (circular)
Trolleybus depots (active)
Attiki Square Nea Filadelfeia (Kokkinos Milos) Petrou Ralli
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