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Overview
Locale	Athens
Termini	Anthoupoli; Elliniko;
Stations	20
Colour on map	Red
Website	Official website
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Athens Metro
Operator(s)	STASY
Depot(s)	Sepolia; Elliniko;
Rolling stock	1st, 2nd (DC) and 3rd Generations
History
Opened	28 January 2000
Last extension	26 July 2013
Technical
Line length	18.7 km (11.6 mi)
Character	Deep-level
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
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Planned northern extension
Acharnes*
Planned southern extension
Ano Glyfada*
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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 Acharnai in the north, and Glyfada in the south.^[7]

Northern extension

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 potential 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]

Southern extension

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

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.^[9]

†	Terminal station
#	Interchange station

Station English	Station Greek	Municipality	Opened	Interchanges and notes	Position
Anthoupoli ^†	Ανθούπολη	Peristeri	6 April 2013^[10]		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^[10]		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^[11]		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	Agios Dimitrios Dafni-Ymittos	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	Agios Dimitrios Ilioupoli	5 June 2004^[11]		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	Agios Dimitrios Ilioupoli	26 July 2013^[13]	This station originally opened without the Grigoris Lambrakis qualifier: the station adopted the current name on 22 May 2015.^[14]	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^[13]		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^[13]		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^[13]		37°53′34″N 23°44′49″E / 37.892715°N 23.747035°E / 37.892715; 23.747035 (Elliniko)

Notes

^ The Line 1 station opened on 30 June 1949.^[12]
^ The opening date applies to the Line 2 station only.
^ The Line 1 station opened on 17 May 1895, and was resited on 21 July 1930.^[12]

References

^ "Company presentation". STASY (in Greek). Athens. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "AttikoMetro Inside - Peristeri". Attiko Metro S.A. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ "STASY - Elliniko". STASY. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.

External links

Media related to Line 2 (Athens Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

Athens Metro official website

[13] The Line 1 station opened on 30 June 1949.^[12]

[14] The opening date applies to the Line 2 station only.

[15] The Line 1 station opened on 17 May 1895, and was resited on 21 July 1930.^[12]

[metro-stats-2022-1] "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.

[tanea-20000128-4] ^ ^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.

[tanea-20001115-5] ^ ^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.

[ametro-map-2022-6] "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[ametro-20090413-7] "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.

[ypodomes-20211216-8] 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.

[newsit-20130704-9] "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.

[ametro-20130406-10] "Commissioning of Peristeri – Anthoupoli stations". Attiko Metro. Athens. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[at-20190813-11] "Athens 2004 Olympic transport". Athens Transport (in Greek). 13 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[isap-2012-12] "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[irj-2013-16] 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.

[vo-20150526-17] "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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 == 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.<ref name="ametro-map-2022">{{cite web|title=Athens Metro Lines Development Plan|url=https://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Metro1234_Πετρούπολη-Αχαρνές-Γλυφάδα-Καλλιθέα-Βαρυμπόμπη_Sub-ΣΑ-A3-Eng-2022-09-i.pdf|website=Attiko Metro|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004155324/https://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Metro1234_Πετρούπολη-Αχαρνές-Γλυφάδα-Καλλιθέα-Βαρυμπόμπη_Sub-ΣΑ-A3-Eng-2022-09-i.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2022|location=Athens|date=September 2022}}</ref> Both extensions first appeared in the [[Giorgios Souflias|Souflias]] plan in April 2009, which envisaged the extension of Line 2 to {{rws|Zefyri}} in the north, and [[Glyfada]] in the south.<ref name="ametro-20090413">{{cite web|title=New Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica Prefecture|url=http://www.ametro.gr/page/default.asp?id=2673&la=2|website=Attiko Metro|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528234343/http://www.ametro.gr/page/default.asp?id=2673&la=2|archive-date=28 May 2009|location=Athens|date=13 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+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.<ref name="ametro-map-2022">{{cite web|title=Athens Metro Lines Development Plan|url=https://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Metro1234_Πετρούπολη-Αχαρνές-Γλυφάδα-Καλλιθέα-Βαρυμπόμπη_Sub-ΣΑ-A3-Eng-2022-09-i.pdf|website=Attiko Metro|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004155324/https://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Metro1234_Πετρούπολη-Αχαρνές-Γλυφάδα-Καλλιθέα-Βαρυμπόμπη_Sub-ΣΑ-A3-Eng-2022-09-i.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2022|location=Athens|date=September 2022}}</ref> Both extensions first appeared in the [[Giorgios Souflias|Souflias]] plan in April 2009, which envisaged the extension of Line 2 to {{rws|Acharnai}} in the north, and [[Glyfada]] in the south.<ref name="ametro-20090413">{{cite web|title=New Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica Prefecture|url=http://www.ametro.gr/page/default.asp?id=2673&la=2|website=Attiko Metro|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528234343/http://www.ametro.gr/page/default.asp?id=2673&la=2|archive-date=28 May 2009|location=Athens|date=13 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 === Northern extension ===

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