Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)

Προς Νέος Σιδ. Σταθμός/Μίκρα
To New Railway Station/Mikra
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Termini
Stations16 under construction
29 (with extensions)
Colour on mapBlue
Service
TypeDeep Level
SystemThessaloniki Metro
Depot(s)Pylaia (via Line 1)
Rolling stockAnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro
History
Planned opening2025
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC
Route map

Legend
New Railway Station Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Hellenic Railways Organisation Park and ride
Papegeorgiou Hospital
Efkarpia
possible future
Polihni
Omonia
Stravroupoli
Evosmos
possible future
 Aghia Varvara
Kordelio
Menemeni
Neapoli
Eptalofos
New Railway Station Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Hellenic Railways Organisation Park and ride
Dimokratias
Venizelou
Agias Sofias
Sintrivani
Panepistimio Park and ride
Papafi
Efkleidis
Fleming
Analipsi
25 Martiou
Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Nomarchia
Kalamaria
Aretsou
Nea Krini
Mikra
planned extension
planned extension
Anotera Scholi Polemou
IKEA
Geoponiki Scholi
Makedonia Airport Macedonia Airport
This diagram:
Topographic map of Line 2

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 New Railway Station in the west with Mikra in the south-east. The section of the line between New Railway Station 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]

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

Line 2 is to be extended further, with an eastern extension towards Thessaloniki 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Newsroom (4 September 2022). "Καραγιάννης: Η Θεσσαλονίκη θα έχει μετρό στα τέλη του 2023". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2022-10-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". The National Herald. October 5, 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Funding". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Maps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.