Panepistimio metro station (Thessaloniki)

Not to be confused with Panepistimio metro station (Athens), a station on the Athens Metro network.
Πανεπιστήμιο
Panepistimio
General information
LocationAristotle University
Thessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°37′34″N 22°57′36″E / 40.62611°N 22.96000°E / 40.62611; 22.96000
Owned byElliniko Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Platforms1 (island)
Tracks2
Construction
Parking2000 park and ride spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Key dates
30 November 2024Opened[2]
Services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Thessaloniki Metro Following station
Sintrivani
towards New Railway Station
 Line 1 Papafi
towards Nea Elvetia
Future service
Sintrivani
towards New Railway Station
 Line 2 Papafi
towards Mikra
Track layout
Schematic only – not to scale.[3]
Location
Map

Panepistimio (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο, listenⓘ, lit. 'University')[4] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the adjacent University of Macedonia. Construction of the station was delayed by major archaeological finds, and it is designated as a mid-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.[5] It entered service in 2024.[6]

Panepistimio station appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal, and construction of a 650 m (2,130 ft) section of the system began here in the same year before being abandoned due to lack of funding.[7]

References

  1. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Ιστορικό" [History]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετρό από τα δυτικά μέχρι τη Θέρμη και την Περαία - Οι μελλοντικές επεκτάσεις με 26 νέους σταθμούς" [Thessaloniki: Metro from the west to Thermi and Perea - Future extensions with 26 new stations]. Makedonia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Αυτό είναι το Κέντρο Ελέγχου Λειτουργίας του Μετρό" [Thessaloniki: This is the Operational Control Centre of the Metro] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ^ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". 5 October 2023.
  7. ^ "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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