Line 1 (Athens Metro)

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Προς Πειραιά/Κηφισιά
To Piraeus/Kifissia
Athens Metro Line 1
Line 1 train
Southbound Line 1 train entering Nerantziotissa
Overview
OwnerAttiko Metro S.A.
LocaleAthens
Termini
Stations24
Colour on mapGreen
WebsiteNo URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata.
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemAthens Metro
Operator(s)Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY)
Depot(s)
  • Piraeus
  • Faliro
  • Thissio
  • Omonia
  • Attiki
  • Irini
Rolling stock
  • 8th, 10th and 11th Batches
  • 1st Generation
History
Opened27 February 1869 (1869-02-27)
Last extension10 August 1957 (1957-08-10)
Technical
Line length25.6 km (15.9 mi)[1]
CharacterSub-surface
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Legend
 Kifissia
KAT
Marousi Athens Metro Line 4*
Neratziotissa Proastiakos Athens
Eirini Olympic rings without rims.svg
Irakleio
Nea Ionia
Pefkakia Athens Metro Line 4*
Perissos
Ano Patisia
Agios Eleftherios
Kato Patisia
Agios Nikolaos
Connection with Athens Metro Line 2
 Attiki Athens Metro Line 2
Victoria
Omonia Athens Metro Line 2
Monastiraki Athens Metro Line 3
Thiseio
Petralona
Tavros
Kallithea
Moschato
Faliro Athens Tram
Piraeus Athens Metro Line 3 Proastiakos Athens
(*) Planned
This diagram:

Line 1 is the oldest of the three lines of the Athens Metro, running from Kifissia to Piraeus. The Athens-Piraeus Railway Company (SAP S.A.) first opened the line, between Piraeus and Thiseio, on 27 February 1869. On 4 February 1885 Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway line opened between Attiki Square and Kifissia. These railway lines gradually merged and converted to a rapid-transit system. It was merged into the Athens Metro network upon the opening of Lines 2 and 3 on 28 January 2000.

Network and stations

Network

Line 1 map, including possible future extensions and stations.
Piraeus station

Line 1 connects the port of Piraeus with the northern suburb of Kifissia. It is built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and is electrified using the 750 V DC, third rail, top contact system, also used by Lines 2 and 3.

From Piraeus the line runs eastwards to Faliro and then north to Moschato, Kallithea, Tavros, Petralona, Thissio, Monastiraki, Omonia, Victoria and Attiki. Between Monastiraki and Attiki the line runs underground. At Monastiraki passengers can change to Line 3 and at Omonia and Attiki to Line 2. From Attiki the line continues north, following the alignment of the old Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway through Patissia, Nea Ionia, Iraklio, Marousi and terminates at Kifissia. At Nerantziotissa station passengers can change to the suburban railway serving Athens International Airport.

Line 1 has a physical connection to Line 2 at Attiki station.

Stations

Athens Metro Line 1
Name Opening date Transfers Platform types
Piraeus 27 February 1869 Metro Line 3 Line 3
Suburban Rail Line 1 Suburban Rail Line 2 Proastiakos
Trolleybus: 16, 17, 20
Bus: X96, 420, 703, 803, 814, 824, 825, 826, 832, 833, 843, 845, 859, 871, 909, 915 		Island
Faliro 9 August 1882 Athens Tram Line 7.svg Tram
Bus: A1, B1, E90, 040, 130, 217, 218, 229 		Side
Moschato Trolleybus: 1
Bus: 218
Kallithea 1 July 1928 Bus: 218, 219, 816, 911
Tavros 6 February 1989 None Island
Petralona 22 November 1954 Trolleybus: 15 Side
Thissio 27 February 1869 Bus: 025, 026, 035, 227
Monastiraki 17 May 1895 Line 3 Line 3

Bus: 025, 026, 035, 227

Omonia Line 2 Line 2
Trolleybus: 1, 6, 12, 15, 21
Bus: 035, 054, 057, 227, 813, 815, 856 		ESP sol.
Victoria 1 March 1948 Bus: 054 Side
Attiki 30 June 1949 Line 2 Line 2
Bus: A10, B10, A11, B11, B12, Γ12, 711, 719, 720, 891
Agios Nikolaos 12 February 1956 None
Kato Patisia Trolleybus: 6
Bus: B9, 024, 735, 755
Agios Eleftherios 4 August 1961 None
Ano Patisia 12 February 1956 Trolleybus: 3, 5, 11
Bus: Α8, 421, 444, 605, 619
Perissos 14 March 1956 Bus: Α8, 421
Pefkakia 5 July 1956 Bus: Α8, 421
Nea Ionia 14 March 1956 Bus: 602, 605
Iraklio 4 March 1957 Bus: 640
Irini 3 September 1982 Bus: 444 ESP sol.
Nerantziotissa 6 August 2004 Proastiakos icon (no text).svg Proastiakos
Bus: Ε14, 410, 527 		Side
Marousi 1 September 1957 Bus: Α8, 446, 501, 541
KAT 27 March 1989 Νone
Kifissia 10 August 1957 Bus: Β9, 504, 522, 523, 524, 526, 530, 543, 560, 721 Island (half island and half ESP solution, one side has extra third platform not in regular use)

Proposed extensions and stations

Proposed extensions
Legend
 Varympompi Jct.
Nea Erythraia
Kifissia
Relocated station
KAT
Existing line
through Athens
Thiseio
Petralona
Hamosternas
Tavros
Plateia Davaki
Kallithea
Lofos Filaretou
Moschato
SNFCC
Faliro Athens Tram
Towards
Palaio Faliro
Proastiakos Athens Athens Metro Line 3 Piraeus
(*) Planned

Extension towards Nea Erythraia

Since 2008, ISAP S.A., and subsequently STASY S.A., proposed a two-phase northern extension of Line 1 from Kifissia to Agios Stefanos, via Ethniki Odos (Athinon-Lamias) near Ekali, bringing the Dionysos municipality into the Athens Metro catchment area.

The first phase includes new stations at AOK, Nea Erithrea, Athens Metro and Ethniki Odos, but requires the reconstruction of Kifissia into an underground station. The second phase would be mostly sub-surface, with new stations at Anixi and Agios Stefanos.[2]

The project was dropped by the company late in 2011 due to lack of funding and incomplete feasibility data.

Extension towards Palaio Faliro

Plans to extend Line 1 from Thiseio to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Kallithea originated as part of the southern branch of Line 6 in the long-term Athens Metro Future Regulatory Plan (or the Souflias plan)[3] of April 2009: the proposal would have seen trains from the SNFCC to Melissia in the north east, and Idreika in the Piraeus peninsula.[4][5]

Proposals for this line saw little activity from January 2012 to December 2021,[6] when it was partially reconsidered as a branch of Line 1 from Thiseio to the SNFCC, with intermediate stations at Hamosternas, Plateia Davaki, and Lofos Filaretou. Attiko Metro also announced the possibility of a further extension towards Palaio Faliro, along Amfitheas Avenue, instead of Idreika.[7][8]

Kaminia metro station

In 2012, Attiko Metro S.A. included Kaminia metro station in the Athens Regulatory Plan. The new station will be sited near Kerani Square, between Piraeus and Neo Faliro.[9]

Psalidi metro station

In 2012, Attiko Metro S.A. included Psalidi metro station in the Athens Regulatory Plan. The new station will be sited between Iraklio and Eirini.

Other proposed extensions

The Souflias plan of April 2009 also included a proposal to extend Line 1 from Faliro to Drapetsona and Amfiali (in Keratsini), with a new underground station for Piraeus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Information on Line 1 – Technical Data", ISAP – Athens Piraeus Electric Railways, Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways, 2007, archived from the original on January 1, 2012, retrieved 2 September 2012
  2. ^ "Ηλεκτρικός ως τον Αγιο Στέφανο (ISAP to Agios Stefanos)" (in Greek). Ethnos. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Attiko Metro pulls the "Souflias plan" out of the drawer". Athens Transport (in Greek). 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New Regulatory Plan for Athens and Attica Prefecture". Attiko Metro. Athens. 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Regulatory Plan of Attica: Development Plan of Future Metro Lines" (PDF). Attiko Metro (in Greek). Athens. April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Athens Metro Regulatory Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro (in Greek). Athens. January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ^ Rizos, Pavlos (16 December 2021). "Athens Metro: all the new extensions to the West, North and South Suburbs". ypodomes.com (in Greek). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Athens Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). Attiko Metro. Athens. September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Athens Regulatory Plan". Attiko Metro S.A. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

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