Attiki (Greek: Αττική) is a metro station in Athens, Greece. The station opened in 1885. It was the main hub of Attica Railways, a metre gauge network connecting downtown Athens with the mining town of Lavrion and the northern suburbs of Marousi and Kifissia. Lavrion trains were diverted to the SPAP line in 1929 and passenger services to Kifissia were suspended in 1938.
Αττική Attiki | |||||||||||||||||
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Location | Liosion Street Athens Greece | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°59′58″N 23°43′22″E / 37.999495°N 23.722800°E | ||||||||||||||||
Managed by | STASY | ||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||||||||
30 June 1949 | Line 1 station opened | ||||||||||||||||
28 January 2000 | Line 2 station opened[1] | ||||||||||||||||
15 March 2004 | Line 1 station rebuilt[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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In 1949 the station was converted by the Hellenic Electric Railways to standard gauge, and became the northern terminus of the then-Electric Railway until 1956, when further northern extensions towards Kifissia opened. Two underground platforms were added in 2000 for Athens Metro Line 2 trains. The station entrance and the Line 1 platforms were renovated extensively in 2003–2004.
Part of the old station is used as a trolleybus garage by OSY.
Today the station is served by STASY. There are train storage and a service connection between the Line 1 and Line 2.
Station layout
editLevel L1 |
Side platform, doors open on the right | |
Platform 1 | ← towards Piraeus (Victoria) | |
Platform 2 | towards Kifissia (Agios Nikolaos) → | |
Side platform, doors open on the right | ||
G/C Ground/Concourse |
Customer service | Tickets Exits |
Level L2 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Platform 3 | ← towards Anthoupoli (Sepolia) | |
Platform 4 | towards Elliniko (Larissa Station)→ | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.