Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos metro station

Coordinates: 40°38′37″N 22°55′45″E / 40.64361°N 22.92917°E / 40.64361; 22.92917
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Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos

Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός
General information
LocationThessaloniki railway station
Thessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°38′37″N 22°55′45″E / 40.64361°N 22.92917°E / 40.64361; 22.92917
Owned byAttiko Metro S.A.
Line(s)Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Platforms1 (island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsHellenic Railways Organisation Hellenic Train
Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π2 Proastiakos Thessaloniki
Construction
Parking1050 park and ride spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2023
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Following station
Future service
Terminus Line 1 Dimokratias
towards Nea Elvetia
Line 2 Dimokratias
towards Mikra
Location
N. Sid. Stathmos is located in the Thessaloniki urban area
N. Sid. Stathmos
N. Sid. Stathmos
Location within the Thessaloniki urban area

Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos (Greek: Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός, literally new railway station, abbreviated on maps as N. Sid. Stathmos)[2] is an under-construction metro station at the Thessaloniki railway station, serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. It will serve as the western terminus of both lines and is expected to enter service in 2023.[3] Construction of this station has been held back by major archaeological finds, and it is designated as a mid-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.[4]

The oldest proposal for a metro station at this location goes back to 1918, when it was proposed as a terminus for a metropolitan railway line essentially running the same route as the current Line 1.[5] Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos was also the terminus for the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Ιστορικό" [History]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). www.ametro.gr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Thessaloniki metro to be ready by 2023 - Greek City Times". 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ Gerolympou, Alexandra (1995). Η Ανοικοδόμηση της Θεσσαλονίκης Μετά την Πυρκαγιά του 1917 [The Rebuilding of Thessaloniki after the Great Fire of 1917] (in Greek) (Second ed.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University Press.
  6. ^ "Κι όμως! Το ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης είναι έτοιμο (στα χαρτιά) από το 1987!" [It's true! The Thessaloniki Metro was ready (on paper) in 1987 already!]. www.karfitsa.gr (in Greek). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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