Line 2 (Athens Metro)

Rapid transit line in Athens, Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

LocaleAthens
Termini
Stations20
Colour on mapRed
Quick facts Προς Ανθούπολη/ΕλληνικόTo Anthoupoli/Elliniko, Overview ...
Προς Ανθούπολη/Ελληνικό
To Anthoupoli/Elliniko
Akropoli station platforms
Akropoli station platforms
Overview
LocaleAthens
Termini
Stations20
Colour on mapRed
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemAthens Metro
Operator(s)STASY
Depot(s)
  • Sepolia
  • Elliniko
Rolling stock1st, 2nd (DC) and 3rd Generations
History
Opened28 January 2000 (2000-01-28)
Last extension26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)
Technical
Line length18.7 km (11.6 mi)[1]
CharacterDeep-level
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
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Planned northern extension
Aharnai*
Zefyri* Athens Suburban Railway
 Kamatero*
 Agios Nikolaos*
 Ilion Athens Metro Line 4*
 Palatiani*
 Anthoupoli
 Peristeri
 Agios Antonios
 Sepolia
 Attiki Athens Metro Line 1
Connection with Athens Metro Line 1
 Larissa Station Hellenic Train Athens Suburban Railway
 Metaxourgeio
 Omonia Athens Metro Line 1
 Panepistimio
[Athens Metro Line 4 Akadimia**]
Connection with Athens Metro Line 3
 Syntagma Athens Metro Line 3 Athens Tram
 Akropoli
 Syngrou–Fix
[Athens Tram Fix]
 Neos Kosmos Athens Tram
 Agios Ioannis
 Dafni
 Agios Dimitrios Alexandros Panagoulis
 Ilioupoli Grigoris Lamprakis
 Alimos
 Argyroupoli
 Elliniko
Planned southern extension
Ano Glyfada*
Grigoriou Lampraki*
 Glyfada* Athens Tram
(*) Planned     (**) Under construction
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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 Zefyri in the north, and Glyfada in the south.[7] In September 2025, Elliniko Metro again confirmed their plans for these extensions of Line 2, having begun initial procedures for the extension to Agios Nikolaos in the north while the southern extension to Glyfada was still being studied. As part of this extension plan, the Elaionas depot (which is shared with Line 3) is planned to be upgraded to account for future passenger growth.[8]

Extensions to Ilion and Acharnes

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 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][9]

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Stations of the Ilion extensions
Station Municipality Interchanges and notes
Palatiani Ilion
Ilion Interchange with Line 4.
Agios Nikolaos "Agios Nikolaos" is a provisional name for a planned station along the eponymous road.

Not to be confused Aghios Nikolaos of Line 1

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Stations of the Acharnes extension
Station Municipality Interchanges and notes
Kamatero Agioi Anargyroi - Kamatero
Zefyri Fyli Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway
Aharnai Acharnes
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Currently, Hellenic Metro is looking for companies to fund the initial extension to Ilion with major contenders being: TERNA, INTRAKAT, AVAX-GHELLA-ALSTOM, AKTOR-METKA, it is also possible that the EU helps fund this project. With the funding reaching an estimated 550 million euros needed.[10]

Extension to Glyfada

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][9]

More information Station, Municipality ...
Stations of the Glyfada extension
Station Municipality Interchanges and notes
Ano Glyfada Glyfada
Grigoriou Lampraki "Grigoriou Lampraki" is a provisional name for a planned station at the junction with the eponymous road and Vouliagmenis Avenue.
Glyfada Interchange with the Athens Tram at Platia Vaso Katraki.
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Cancelled proposals

There was a plan for Line 2 to have a branch line from Panepistimio to Alsos Veikou: that proposal was absorbed by the U-shaped Line 4 on 1 December 2005, with Georgios Souflias (then Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works) stating that the branch line proposal would have limited the frequency of trains on either branch.[11] The branch line was similar to a part of Line 4 now under construction, but it did not include Elikonos.[12]

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.[13]

† Terminal station
# Interchange station
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Station
English		 Station
Greek		 Image Municipality Opened Interchanges and notes Position
Anthoupoli † Ανθούπολη Peristeri 6 April 2013[14] 38.016980°N 23.690985°E / 38.016980; 23.690985 (Anthoupoli)
Peristeri Περιστέρι Peristeri 6 April 2013[14] 38.012785°N 23.695845°E / 38.012785; 23.695845 (Peristeri)
Aghios Antonios Άγιος Αντώνιος Peristeri 9 August 2004[15] 38.006200°N 23.699565°E / 38.006200; 23.699565 (Aghios Antonios)
Sepolia Σεπόλια Athens 28 January 2000[4] 38.002675°N 23.713540°E / 38.002675; 23.713540 (Sepolia)
Attiki # Αττική Athens 28 January 2000[a][4] Interchange with Line 1. 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. 37.992140°N 23.721200°E / 37.992140; 23.721200 (Larissa Station)
Metaxourghio Μεταξουργείο Athens 28 January 2000[4] 37.986770°N 23.720710°E / 37.986770; 23.720710 (Metaxourghio)
Omonia # Ομόνοια Athens 28 January 2000[c][4] Interchange with Line 1. 37.984030°N 23.727970°E / 37.984030; 23.727970 (Omonia)
Panepistimio Πανεπιστήμιο Athens 28 January 2000[4] Interchange with future Line 4 at a separate station called Akadimia.[17] 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. 37.974790°N 23.735535°E / 37.974790; 23.735535 (Syntagma)
Akropoli Ακρόπολη Athens 15 November 2000[5] 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. 37.964245°N 23.726410°E / 37.964245; 23.726410 (Sygrou-Fix)
Neos Kosmos # Νέος Κόσμος Athens 15 November 2000[5] Interchange with the Athens Tram. 37.957655°N 23.728335°E / 37.957655; 23.728335 (Neos Kosmos)
Aghios Ioannis Άγιος Ιωάννης Athens 15 November 2000[5] 37.956315°N 23.734575°E / 37.956315; 23.734575 (Aghios Ioannis)
Dafni Δάφνη
15 November 2000[5] 37.949160°N 23.737245°E / 37.949160; 23.737245 (Dafni)
Aghios Dimitrios
Alexandros Panagoulis		 Άγιος Δημήτριος
Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης
5 June 2004[15] 37.940150°N 23.740645°E / 37.940150; 23.740645 (Aghios Dimitrios)
Ilioupoli
Grigoris Lambrakis		 Ηλιούπολη
Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης
26 July 2013[18] This station originally opened without the Grigoris Lambrakis qualifier: the station adopted the current name on 22 May 2015.[19] 37.929260°N 23.744715°E / 37.929260; 23.744715 (Ilioupoli)
Alimos Άλιμος Alimos 26 July 2013[18] 37.918160°N 23.744060°E / 37.918160; 23.744060 (Alimos)
Argyroupoli Αργυρούπολη Elliniko-Argyroupoli 26 July 2013[18] 37.902575°N 23.745540°E / 37.902575; 23.745540 (Argyroupoli)
Elliniko † Ελληνικό Elliniko-Argyroupoli 26 July 2013[18] 37.892715°N 23.747035°E / 37.892715; 23.747035 (Elliniko)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The Line 1 station opened on 30 June 1949.[16]
  2. [b]
    The opening date applies to the Line 2 station only.
  3. [c]
    The Line 1 station opened on 17 May 1895, and was resited on 21 July 1930.[16]

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