Line 2 (Athens Metro)

Προς Ανθούπολη/Ελληνικό
To Anthoupoli/Elliniko
Akropoli station platforms
Akropoli station platforms
Overview
LocaleAthens
Termini
Stations20
Colour on mapRed
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemAthens Metro
Operator(s)STASY
Depot(s)
  • Sepolia
  • Elliniko
Rolling stock1st, 2nd (DC) and 3rd Generations
History
Opened28 January 2000 (2000-01-28)
Last extension26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)
Technical
Line length18.7 km (11.6 mi)[1]
CharacterDeep-level
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Legend
Planned northern extension
Aharnai*
Zefyri* Athens Suburban Railway
Kamatero*
Agios Nikolaos*
Ilion Athens Metro Line 4*
Palatiani*
Anthoupoli
Peristeri
Agios Antonios
Sepolia
Attiki Athens Metro Line 1
Connection with Athens Metro Line 1
 Larissa Station Hellenic Train Athens Suburban Railway
Metaxourgeio
Omonia Athens Metro Line 1
Panepistimio
[Athens Metro Line 4 Akadimia**]
Connection with Athens Metro Line 3
 Syntagma Athens Metro Line 3 Athens Tram
Akropoli
Syngrou–Fix
[Athens Tram Fix]
 Neos Kosmos Athens Tram
Agios Ioannis
Dafni
Agios Dimitrios Alexandros Panagoulis
Ilioupoli Grigoris Lamprakis
Alimos
Argyroupoli
Elliniko
Planned southern extension
Ano Glyfada*
Grigoriou Lampraki*
Glyfada* Athens Tram
(*) Planned     (**) Under construction
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Line 2 of the Athens Metro runs entirely underground from Anthoupoli in the northwest to Elliniko in the south, via Syntagma. It first opened, between Sepolia and Syntagma, on 28 January 2000, with Line 3.

On 6 April 2013, Line 2 was extended to Anthoupoli in the north west,[2] and on 26 July 2013 to Elliniko to the south.[3]

History

Line 2 is one of two modern metro lines, along with Line 3 that were built to reduce traffic congestion in the Athens urban area. Both lines were opened on 28 January 2000, with Line 2 initially running between Sepolia and Syntagma: the initial section of Line 2 included an interchange with Hellenic Train services (then operated directly by the Hellenic Railways Organisation) at Larissa Station, two interchanges with Line 1 at Attiki and Omonia, and one interchange with Line 3 at Syntagma.[4]

The first extension of Line 2, between Syntagma and Dafni, opened on 15 November 2000.[5]

Future extensions

According to the Athens Metro Development Plan of September 2022, Elliniko Metro (who develops and builds Metro extensions) is exploring extensions to both ends of Line 2.[6] Both extensions first appeared in the Souflias plan in April 2009, which envisaged the extension of Line 2 to Zefyri in the north, and Glyfada in the south.[7]

Extensions to Ilion and Acharnes

The first phase of the northern extension may consist of a 4.0 km (2.5 mi) line from Anthoupoli to Agios Nikolaos in 2031, with intermediate stations at Palatiani and Ilion (for Line 4): a second phase may consist of a line from Agios Nikolaos to Acharnes, with intermediate stations at Kamatero and Zefyri (for Athens Suburban Railway trains).[6][8]

Stations of the Ilion and Acharnes extensions
Station Municipality Interchanges and notes
Palatiani Ilion
Ilion Interchange with Line 4.
Agios Nikolaos "Agios Nikolaos" is a provisional name for a planned station along the eponymous road.
Kamatero Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero
Zefyri Fyli Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway.
Acharnes Acharnes The station is known as "Aharnai" according the current plans.[6]

Currently, Hellenic Metro is looking for companies to fund the initial extension to Ilion with major contenders being: TERNA, INTRAKAT, AVAX-GHELLA-ALSTOM, AKTOR-METKA, it is also possible that the EU helps fund this project. With the funding reaching an estimated 550 million euros needed.[9]

Extension to Glyfada

The southern extension may consist of a 4.4 km (2.7 mi) line from Elliniko to Glyfada, with intermediate stations at Ano Glyfada and Grigoriou Lampraki.[6][8]

Stations of the Glyfada extension
Station Municipality Interchanges and notes
Ano Glyfada Glyfada
Grigoriou Lampraki "Grigoriou Lampraki" is a provisional name for a planned station at the junction with the eponymous road and Vouliagmenis Avenue.
Glyfada Interchange with the Athens Tram at Platia Vaso Katraki.

Cancelled proposals

There was a plan for Line 2 to have a branch line from Panepistimio to Alsos Veikou: that proposal was absorbed by the U-shaped Line 4 on 1 December 2005, with Georgios Souflias (then Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works) stating that the branch line proposal would have limited the frequency of trains on either branch.[10] The branch line was similar to a part of Line 4 now under construction, but it did not include Elikonos.[11]

Stations

The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage. All Line 2 stations, except for Agios Dimitrios, have two tracks and two side platforms: Agios Dimitrios has an island platform layout.[12]

† Terminal station
# Interchange station
Station
English 		Station
Greek 		Image Municipality Opened Interchanges and notes Position
Anthoupoli † Ανθούπολη Peristeri 6 April 2013[13] 38°01′01″N 23°41′28″E / 38.016980°N 23.690985°E / 38.016980; 23.690985 (Anthoupoli)
Peristeri Περιστέρι Peristeri 6 April 2013[13] 38°00′46″N 23°41′45″E / 38.012785°N 23.695845°E / 38.012785; 23.695845 (Peristeri)
Aghios Antonios Άγιος Αντώνιος Peristeri 9 August 2004[14] 38°00′22″N 23°41′58″E / 38.006200°N 23.699565°E / 38.006200; 23.699565 (Aghios Antonios)
Sepolia Σεπόλια Athens 28 January 2000[4] 38°00′10″N 23°42′49″E / 38.002675°N 23.713540°E / 38.002675; 23.713540 (Sepolia)
Attiki # Αττική Athens 28 January 2000[a][4] Interchange with Line 1. 37°59′57″N 23°43′20″E / 37.999230°N 23.722350°E / 37.999230; 23.722350 (Attiki)
Larissa Station # Σταθμός Λαρίσης Athens 28 January 2000[b][4] Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway and Hellenic Train at Athens. 37°59′32″N 23°43′16″E / 37.992140°N 23.721200°E / 37.992140; 23.721200 (Larissa Station)
Metaxourghio Μεταξουργείο Athens 28 January 2000[4] 37°59′12″N 23°43′15″E / 37.986770°N 23.720710°E / 37.986770; 23.720710 (Metaxourghio)
Omonia # Ομόνοια Athens 28 January 2000[c][4] Interchange with Line 1. 37°59′03″N 23°43′41″E / 37.984030°N 23.727970°E / 37.984030; 23.727970 (Omonia)
Panepistimio Πανεπιστήμιο Athens 28 January 2000[4] 37°58′49″N 23°43′59″E / 37.980235°N 23.732985°E / 37.980235; 23.732985 (Panepistimio)
Syntagma # Σύνταγμα Athens 28 January 2000[4] Interchange with Line 3 and the Athens Tram. 37°58′29″N 23°44′08″E / 37.974790°N 23.735535°E / 37.974790; 23.735535 (Syntagma)
Akropoli Ακρόπολη Athens 15 November 2000[5] 37°58′07″N 23°43′46″E / 37.968675°N 23.729410°E / 37.968675; 23.729410 (Akropoli)
Sygrou–Fix # Συγγρού–Φίξ Athens 15 November 2000[5] Interchange with the Athens Tram at Fix. 37°57′51″N 23°43′35″E / 37.964245°N 23.726410°E / 37.964245; 23.726410 (Sygrou-Fix)
Neos Kosmos # Νέος Κόσμος Athens 15 November 2000[5] Interchange with the Athens Tram. 37°57′28″N 23°43′42″E / 37.957655°N 23.728335°E / 37.957655; 23.728335 (Neos Kosmos)
Aghios Ioannis Άγιος Ιωάννης Athens 15 November 2000[5] 37°57′23″N 23°44′04″E / 37.956315°N 23.734575°E / 37.956315; 23.734575 (Aghios Ioannis)
Dafni Δάφνη
15 November 2000[5] 37°56′57″N 23°44′14″E / 37.949160°N 23.737245°E / 37.949160; 23.737245 (Dafni)
Aghios Dimitrios
Alexandros Panagoulis 		Άγιος Δημήτριος
Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης
5 June 2004[14] 37°56′25″N 23°44′26″E / 37.940150°N 23.740645°E / 37.940150; 23.740645 (Aghios Dimitrios)
Ilioupoli
Grigoris Lambrakis 		Ηλιούπολη
Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης
26 July 2013[16] This station originally opened without the Grigoris Lambrakis qualifier: the station adopted the current name on 22 May 2015.[17] 37°55′45″N 23°44′41″E / 37.929260°N 23.744715°E / 37.929260; 23.744715 (Ilioupoli)
Alimos Άλιμος Alimos 26 July 2013[16] 37°55′05″N 23°44′39″E / 37.918160°N 23.744060°E / 37.918160; 23.744060 (Alimos)
Argyroupoli Αργυρούπολη Elliniko-Argyroupoli 26 July 2013[16] 37°54′09″N 23°44′44″E / 37.902575°N 23.745540°E / 37.902575; 23.745540 (Argyroupoli)
Elliniko † Ελληνικό Elliniko-Argyroupoli 26 July 2013[16] 37°53′34″N 23°44′49″E / 37.892715°N 23.747035°E / 37.892715; 23.747035 (Elliniko)

Notes

  1. ^ The Line 1 station opened on 30 June 1949.[15]
  2. ^ The opening date applies to the Line 2 station only.
  3. ^ The Line 1 station opened on 17 May 1895, and was resited on 21 July 1930.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Company presentation". STASY (in Greek). Athens. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "AttikoMetro Inside - Peristeri". Attiko Metro S.A. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ^ "STASY - Elliniko". STASY. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Delezos, Kostas (28 January 2000). "From today, Athens moves to the rhythm of the Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Delezos, Kostas; Renieris, Antonis (14 November 2000). "To… Dafni by Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022. The source reported that the opening ceremony took place at 12:00 on 15 November 2000, with the public being able to use the extension from 18:00 the same day.
  6. ^ a b c d "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ^ "New Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica Prefecture". Attiko Metro. Athens. 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b Rizos, Pavlos (16 December 2021). "Athens Metro: all the new extensions to the West, North and South Suburbs". ypodomes.com (in Greek). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. ^ Καραγιάννης, Νίκος (2025-01-03). "Μετρό Αθήνας: αναζητά χρηματοδότηση η επέκταση προς Ίλιον". Ypodomes.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  10. ^ Souflias, Georgios (1 December 2005). "The New Extensions of the Athens Metro". Attiko Metro. Athens. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Development Plan for Metro Lines and Other Railway Lines" (PDF). Attiko Metro (in Greek). Athens. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "The Metro "terminates" in Dafni - When will the Agios Dimitrios station reopen". NewsIT (in Greek). Peristeri. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Commissioning of Peristeri – Anthoupoli stations". Attiko Metro. Athens. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Athens 2004 Olympic transport". Athens Transport (in Greek). 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d Klonos, Artemis (29 July 2013). "Athens metro reaches Elliniko". International Railway Journal. Omaha: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Ilioupoli: The metro station was renamed to "Ilioupoli - Grigoris Lambrakis"". VIMA Online (in Greek). Athens: Tetragono Efarmoges Epikoinonias. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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