Monastiraki metro station
Μοναστηράκι Monastiraki | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Monastiraki Athens Greece | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′34″N 23°43′32″E / 37.97611°N 23.72556°ECoordinates: 37°58′34″N 23°43′32″E / 37.97611°N 23.72556°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Attiko Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Urban Rail Transport S.A. | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | 1904 (Line 1) | |||||||||||||||
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Monastiraki (Greek: Μοναστηράκι, lit. 'Little Monastery') is an interchange station on the Athens Metro, between Lines 1 and 3.[1] The original surface station on Line 1 opened on 17 May 1895. It became an interchange point of the network when the underground station of Line 3 opened on 22 April 2003.[2] It is located in the historic center of Athens, near the neighborhood of Plaka. The station is right beneath the Acropolis and next to the site of the Ancient Agora of Athens.
History
Monastiraki opened as Monastirion (Greek: Μοναστηριών, lit. 'Monasteries') on 17 May 1895, and Line 3 station followed over a century later, on 22 April 2003.[3][2] Signage for the former name remains in place on the Line 1 platforms.[4]
Station layout
| Ground/Concourse G/C |
Customer service | Tickets Exits |
| Level L1 |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 | ← towards Piraeus (Thiseio)
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| Platform 2 | towards Kifissia (Omonoia) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Level L2 |
Shops | Stores - ATMs |
| Level L3 |
Shops | Charity bazaars |
| Level L4 |
Platform 3 | ← towards Nikaia (Kerameikos)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 4 | towards Athens Airport (Syntagma) →
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References
- ^ "Urban Rail Transport SA (STASY SA) :Stations". STASY S.A. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ a b "The new Metro station in Monastiraki is in traffic". in.gr (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. 22 April 2003. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "To the West, On Deck, Monastirion Station". Zougla (in Greek). Athens. 6 August 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
External links
Media related to Monastiraki metro station at Wikimedia Commons
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