Editing Transport for Athens (section)

==Recent History==

In March 2011, with the Greek Government Law 3920<ref>Law 3920, ''Government Gazette issue A-33'', 2011-03-03.</ref> Attiko Metro Operational Company (AMEL S.A.) absorbed [[Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways|Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways S.A.]] and TRAM S.A. and was renamed "STASY S.A." ({{langx|el|ΣΤΑΣΥ Α.Ε.}}). Also ETHEL S.A. absorbed [[ILPAP]] S.A. and was renamed as "OSY S.A." ({{langx|el|ΟΣΥ Α.Ε.}}). The mergers were officially announced on June 10, 2011.<ref>Ministerial Decision 28737/2637, ''Government Gazette issue B-1454, 2011-06-17''</ref><ref>Ministerial Decision 28738/2638, ''Government Gazette issue B-1454, 2011-06-17''</ref> While mergers at the top management level took place quickly, integration of the former companies at operations and support level proceeds slowly.

ISAP, ETHEL and ILPAP were wholly owned by OASA. AMEL and Tram S.A. until June 2011 were subsidiaries of [[Elliniko Metro|Attiko Metro]] S.A. ({{langx|el|Αττικό Μετρό Α.Ε.}}), a company that also wholly owned by the Greek government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ametro.gr/cgi-bin/showlegis.cgi |title=Enabling Legislation, Law 1955/91 |access-date=2006-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104051804/http://www.ametro.gr/cgi-bin/showlegis.cgi |archive-date=2005-11-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tramsa.gr/index.cfm?lang_id%3D1 |title=Tram Sa |access-date=2009-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301102226/http://www.tramsa.gr/index.cfm?lang_id=1 |archive-date=2009-03-01 }}</ref>

[[Hellenic Train]] (formerly Trainose until May 2022) S.A., which absorbed the former Proastiakos S.A. in 2007, became independent of the OSE group in 2008 and until 2017 it is a separate private company.

OASA regularly conducts [[street photography]] and videography competitions both in black-and-white and in colour for photos taken while inside its means of transport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.protothema.gr/oasa-photography-video-competition/|title = OASA Photography & video competition}}</ref>