Panepistimio metro station (Athens)

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LocationAthens
Greece
Coordinates37°58′49″N 23°43′59″E / 37.98028°N 23.73306°E / 37.98028; 23.73306
Managed bySTASY
Platforms2
Πανεπιστήμιο
Panepistimio
Station platforms
General information
LocationAthens
Greece
Coordinates37°58′49″N 23°43′59″E / 37.98028°N 23.73306°E / 37.98028; 23.73306
Managed bySTASY
LineAthens Metro Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Key dates
28 January 2000Opened[1]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Omonia
towards Anthoupoli
Line 2 Syntagma
towards Elliniko
Future service
Exarcheia
towards Alsos Veikou
Line 4
transfer at Akadimia
Kolonaki
towards Goudi
Location

Panepistimio (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο) is a station on Athens Metro Line 2. It opened on 28 January 2000,[2] and is adjacent to the National Library of Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Academy of Athens. "Panepistimio" means "university" in Greek.

The earliest proposal for a metro station at Panepistimio was by Alexandros Verdelis of the Greek Engineers Association in 1925, where it was known as Theatrou (Greek: Θεάτρου. Subsequent proposals included the station under various names, such as Akadimia (Ακαδημία).[3]:16–24

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Station layout

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