Kalamaria station
Kalamaria (Greek: Καλαμαριά)[2] is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 2. It is expected to enter service in 2021.[1]
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Location | Kalamaria Thessaloniki Greece | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°35′05″N 22°57′11″E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Thessaloniki Metro | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 (island) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Opening | 2021[1] | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Kalamaria Location within the Thessaloniki urban area |
The station gets its name from the area of Thessaloniki it serves, Kalamaria. It is a municipality making up the Thessaloniki urban area, and the name is a corruption of either the Medieval Greek Καλή Μεριά (kali meria, good side) or "Σκάλα Μεριά" (skala meria, port side).[3]
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "Ιστορία" [History] (in Greek). Municipality of Kalamaria. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
See also
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