Faliro metro station

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Faliro (Greek: Φάληρο), also known as Neo Faliro (Greek: Νέο Φάληρο) on signage and maps,[4] is a station on Athens Metro Line 1. It is near the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex (Peace and Friendship Stadium and the Karaiskakis Stadium). The station is also adjacent to a rolling stock depot.

Other namesNeo Faliro
LocationNeo Faliro
185 47 Piraeus
Greece
Coordinates37.944960°N 23.665285°E / 37.944960; 23.665285
Managed bySTASY
Quick facts Νέο ΦάληροNeo FaliroΓήπεδο ΚαραϊσκάκηGipedo Karaiskaki Στάδιο Ειρήνης & ΦιλίαςStadio Irinis & Filias, General information ...
Νέο Φάληρο
Neo Faliro
Γήπεδο Καραϊσκάκη
Gipedo Karaiskaki
Στάδιο Ειρήνης & Φιλίας
Stadio Irinis & Filias
Metro station platforms
General information
Other namesNeo Faliro
LocationNeo Faliro
185 47 Piraeus
Greece
Coordinates37.944960°N 23.665285°E / 37.944960; 23.665285
Managed bySTASY
LineAthens Metro Athens Metro Line 1
Platforms
Tracks8
ConnectionsAthens Tram Athens Tram Line 7
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
History
Electrified1904 (Line 1)
Key dates
27 February 1869Line 1 opened
9 August 1882Line 1 station opened
16 February 1887Line 1 station resited[1]
14 June 2004Line 1 station rebuilt[1]
19 July 2004SEF tram stop opened[2]
28 November 2019Gipedo tram stop opened[3]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Piraeus
Terminus
Line 1 Moschato
towards Kifissia
Preceding station Athens Tram Athens Tram Following station
Mikras Asias Line 7
westbound only
transfer at Gipedo Karaiskaki
Neo Faliro
Omiridou Skylitsi
One-way operation
Line 7
eastbound only
Location
Close

Tram stops

Two tram stops serve Faliro metro station, both of which are located next to Poseidonos Avenue:

  • Gipedo Karaiskaki (Greek: Γήπεδο Καραϊσκάκη) serves westbound Line 7 trams heading towards Agia Triada in Piraeus, and is connected to the metro station via a pedestrian subway.
  • Stadio Irinis & Filias (Greek: Στάδιο Ειρήνης & Φιλίας), abbreviated to as SEF, serves eastbound Line 7 trams heading towards Asklepieio Voulas, and is connected to the metro station with a footbridge over Poseidonos Avenue.

Stadio Irinis & Filias opened on 19 July 2004, as the western terminus of the initial network for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2][5] Gipedo Karaiskaki opened on 28 November 2019, originally as an alighting point for trams heading towards the Port of Piraeus.[3] Both stops were closed from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project.[6]

Stadio Irinis & Filias consists of two island platforms and four tracks, and has a set of crossovers to the east, allowing trams to turn back in case of disruption on the Piraeus loop: the crossovers were also in regular use when Stadio Irinis & Filias was the terminus.

Station layout

L1 Concourse
  • Customer service
  • Tickets
  • Entry/Exit
  • Stadium
G North track No regular service
Island platform (Spanish solution)
Westbound Athens Metro Line 1 towards Piraeus (terminus)
Island platform (Spanish solution)
Eastbound Athens Metro Line 1 towards Kifissia (Moschato)
Side platform (Spanish solution)
← Ethnarchou Makariou
G Westbound Athens Tram Line 7 towards Agia Triada (Mikras Asias)
Side platform
Poseidonos Avenue
G Eastbound Athens Tram Line 7 towards Asklipiio Voulas (Neo Faliro)
Island platform
Eastbound Athens Tram Line 7 towards Asklipiio Voulas (Neo Faliro)
Terminus track No regular service
Island platform
Terminus track No regular service
B1 Subway Underpass between Athens Metro Line 1 and westbound Athens Tram Line 7

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