Elliniko metro station
Ελληνικό Elliniko | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Helliniko[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | Elliniko, Athens Greece | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′33.25″N 23°44′49.75″E / 37.8925694°N 23.7471528°E | ||||||||||
| Managed by | STASY | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| 26 July 2013 | Opened[2] | ||||||||||
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Elliniko (Greek: Ελληνικό) is the current southern terminus on Athens Metro Line 2 since the Elliniko extension opened on 26 July 2013.[3] With the opening of the station, travel time from Elliniko to Syntagma Square was reduced from 45 minutes (by car) to 20 minutes.[citation needed]
Location
[edit]The station is adjacent to Vouliagmenis Avenue, at its section north of the closed Ellinikon International Airport. It has two exits to the ground level, one on each side of Vouliagmenis Avenue, with the southern exit to have a metallic oval shaped roof, as well as a square.
Construction
[edit]Construction works of the station started in 2007. While initially being planned to be delivered by 2009, and later 2010, it was finally inaugurated in July 2013, after three and a half years of delays, because of the Siemens Greek bribery scandal.[citation needed]
Bus connections
[edit]Several bus lines of OSY operate from the station, so as to provide connections with Athens International Airport and several southern suburbs of Athens.
- 171 & 122Θ Argyroupoli metro station - Varkiza (122Θ οperates between June and July)[4]
- 122 Argyroupoli metro station - Saronida[5]
- A3 Academy - Glyfada via Vouliagmenis Avenue[6]
- X97 Elliniko metro station - Athens International Airport[7]
- 790 Glyfada - Peristeri (operating from 00:30 to 04:30)[8]
- 124 Glyfada - Agia Triada - Argyroupoli metro station[9]
- 154 Panorama Voulas - Ano Glyfada - Argyroupoli metro station[9]
- 205 Glyfada - Sourmena - Terpsithea[9]
Station layout
[edit]| G Ground |
- | Exits |
| C Concourse |
Concourse | Customer Service, Tickets |
| P Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 | ← towards Anthoupoli (Argyroupoli)
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| Platform 2 | → For use by inbound trains
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Gallery
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Sign on Vouliagmenis Avenue -
Entrance on the west of Vouliagmenis Avenue -
Entrance on the east of Vouliagmenis Avenue, on the corner with Iasonidou street -
The station's concourse level -
Station's sign on the platforms
References
[edit]- ^ "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY S.A. (in Greek). Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "STASY - Elliniko". STASY. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "OASA". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ "OASA". Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ "OASA". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ "OASA". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ "OASA". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ a b c "Τηλεματική – ΟΑΣΑ" (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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