Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos metro station explained

Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos
Native Name:Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός
Native Name Lang:el
Style:Thessaloniki Metro
Style2:Both
Address:Thessaloniki railway station
Borough:Thessaloniki
Country:Greece
Other: Hellenic Train
Proastiakos Thessaloniki
Platform:1 (island)
Tracks:2
Parking:1050 park and ride spaces[1]
Opening:2023
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Attiko Metro S.A.
Map Type:Greece Thessaloniki
Map Dot Label:N. Sid. Stathmos
Map Size:300px
Map Overlay:Map of Thessaloniki - Metro overlay.svg
Map Label Position:left

Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attiko Metro A.E. . Ιστορικό . History . Greek . www.ametro.gr . 17 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Attiko Metro A.E. . Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820173029/http://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AM_Thess_Metro_map_Apr18_1_en.pdf . 20 August 2018 . www.ametro.gr . 20 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Thessaloniki metro to be ready by 2023 - Greek City Times. 24 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Attiko Metro A.E. . Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές . Archaeological excavations . www.ametro.gr . 13 August 2018 . Greek.
  5. Book: Gerolympou, Alexandra . Η Ανοικοδόμηση της Θεσσαλονίκης Μετά την Πυρκαγιά του 1917 . The Rebuilding of Thessaloniki after the Great Fire of 1917 . Second . Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University Press . Greek . 1995.
  6. Web site: 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 . 29 February 2016 . 13 August 2018 . Greek.