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[[File:Rio-Antirio bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[Rio–Antirrio bridge]] connects mainland Greece to the [[Peloponnese]]]]
[[File:Greekmotorways2017 2.jpg|thumb|Map of Greece's motorway network as of 2022. '''Black'''=Completed routes, '''Blue'''=Under Construction, '''Grey'''=Planned routes]]
Since the 1980s, the road and rail network has been modernised. With a total length of about 2320 km as of 2020, Greece's motorway network is the most extensive in [[Southeastern Europe]] and one of the most advanced in Europe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ypodomes.com/index.php/alles-ypodomes/endiaferouses-eidiseis/item/35705-aftokinitodromoi-diktyo-2500-xiliometra-mexri-to-2017|title=Αυτοκινητόδρομοι: Δίκτυο 2.500 χιλιόμετρα μέχρι το 2017 - ypodomes.com|access-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185609/https://www.ypodomes.com/index.php/alles-ypodomes/endiaferouses-eidiseis/item/35705-aftokinitodromoi-diktyo-2500-xiliometra-mexri-to-2017|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> including the east-west [[Egnatia Odos (modern road)|Egnatia motorway]], in northern Greece, the north-south [[Motorway 1 (Greece)|Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzonoi (A.TH.E.) motorway]] along the mainland's eastern coastline and the [[Ionia Odos|Ionia)]] motorway along the western coastline, leading to the [[Rio–Antirrio bridge]], the longest suspension cable bridge in Europe ({{convert|2250|m|0|abbr=on}} long), connecting the [[Rio, Greece|Rio]] in the [[Peloponnese]] with [[Antirrio]] in western Greece. The Athens Metropolitan Area is served by the privately run [[Attiki Odos|A6 (Attiki Odos)]] motorway network and the expanded [[Athens Metro]] system, while the [[Thessaloniki Metro]] is under construction.
Railway connections play a lesser role than in many other European countries, but have been expanded, with new suburban/[[commuter rail]] connections, serviced by [[Proastiakos]] around Athens, towards its airport, [[Kiato]] and [[Chalcis|Chalkida]]; around Thessaloniki, towards the cities of [[Larissa]] and [[Edessa, Greece|Edessa]]; and around Patras. A modern intercity rail connection between Athens and Thessaloniki has been established, while an upgrade to double lines in many parts of the {{convert|2500|km|mi|abbr=on}} network is underway; along with a [[P.A.Th.E./P.|new double track, standard gauge]] railway between [[Athens]] and [[Patras]] (replacing the old [[metre-gauge railway|metre-gauge]] [[Piraeus–Patras railway]]) which is under construction and opening in stages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ergose.gr/|title=Αρχική|date=5 February 2024|website=ΕΡΓΟΣΕ}}</ref> International railway lines connect Greek cities with the rest of Europe, the Balkans and Turkey.
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