Line_2_(Thessaloniki_Metro)

Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)

Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)

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Line 2 of the Thessaloniki Metro, also known as the Kalamaria Extension (Greek: Επέκταση Καλαμαριάς), is a deep-level underground rapid transit line in Thessaloniki, Greece, connecting N. Sid. Stathmos in the west with Mikra in the south-east. The section of the line between Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos and 25 Martiou stations was set to open in 2023, with the rest of the line becoming operational in 2024.[1] This was delayed to opening in 2025, after inauguration of Line 1 the prior year.[2][3] Of the line's 16 stations, 11 are also stops for Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1, as they will share tunnels.[4]

Quick Facts To N. Sid. Stathmos / Mikra Προς Ν. Σιδ. Σταθμό / Μίκρα, Overview ...
Topographic map of Line 2

Construction costs for the line (between Nomarhia and Mikra) are set at €518 million ($585 million).[5]

Line 2 is to be extended further, with an eastern extension towards Macedonia International Airport (4 stations) and a loop extension in the west (9 stations).[6] A priority for Attiko Metro S.A., the company overseeing construction, is the western extension. This is so as to provide access to the metro to working class suburbs, since the airport will be serviced by a 10-minute shuttle bus to Mikra, the eastern terminus of Line 2.[4] Originally the two extensions were to be separate lines, but they were merged into a single circular line in 2018.[7]

Stations

More information Thessaloniki Metro Line 2 Stations, # ...

References

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    "Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Ανατροπή με λειτουργία το 2020 σε όλη τη γραμμή από το Νέο Σιδηροδρομικό Σταθμό μέχρι Νέα Ελβετία - ypodomes.com". www.ypodomes.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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    Newsroom (4 September 2022). "Καραγιάννης: Η Θεσσαλονίκη θα έχει μετρό στα τέλη του 2023". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. [3]
    "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". The National Herald. October 5, 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Η Συνέντευξη τoυ Γιάννη Μυλόπουλου για το Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" [Giannis Mylopoulos' interview about the Thessaloniki Metro]. www.ypodomes.gr. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    Attiko Metro A.E. "Funding". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. [6]
    Attiko Metro A.E. "Thessaloniki Metro Map". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    Attiko Metro A.E. "Extensions". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 10 August 2018. To this end, ATTIKO METRO S.A. is designing and suggesting a solution combining both individual extensions into a circular line of a unified form.

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