Panepistimio metro station (Thessaloniki)

Πανεπιστήμιο
Panepistimio
Location Aristotle University
Thessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates 40°37′34″N 22°57′36″E / 40.62611°N 22.96000°E / 40.62611; 22.96000Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 22°57′36″E / 40.62611°N 22.96000°E / 40.62611; 22.96000
Owned by Thessaloniki Metro
Line(s) Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Platforms 1 (island)
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 2000 park and ride spaces[1]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opening 2020[2]
Electrified Yes
Services
  Future service  
Preceding station   Thessaloniki Metro   Following station
Line 1
toward Nea Elvetia
Line 2
toward Mikra
Location
Panepistimio
Location within the Thessaloniki urban area

Panepistimio (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο, literally University)[3] is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; it also serves the University of Macedonia. Construction of the station has been delayed by major archaeological finds, and it is designated as a mid-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.[4] It is expected to enter service in 2020.[2]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Attiko Metro A.E. "Ιστορικό" [History]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Θεσσαλονίκη: Νοέμβριο του 2020 παραδίδεται η 1η γραμμή μετρό Νέα Ελβετία-Συντριβάνι" [Thessaloniki: The 1st line from Nea Elvetia to Sintrivani will be opened in 2020]. www.iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "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). Retrieved 13 August 2018.

See also

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