New Railway Station metro station

Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός
New Railway Station
General information
LocationThessaloniki railway station
Thessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°38′37″N 22°55′45″E / 40.64361°N 22.92917°E / 40.64361; 22.92917
Owned byElliniko Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Platforms1 (island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsHellenic Railways Organisation Hellenic Train
Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π1 Proastiakos Thessaloniki Line Π2 Proastiakos Thessaloniki
Construction
Parking1050 park and ride spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Key dates
30 November 2024Planned opening[2]
Services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Following station
Future service
Terminus Line 1 Dimokratias
towards Nea Elvetia
Line 2 Dimokratias
towards Mikra
Location
New Railway Station is located in the Thessaloniki urban area
New Railway Station
New Railway Station
Location within the Thessaloniki urban area

New Railway Station metro station (Greek: Νέος Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός), abbreviated on signage as Neos Sid. Stathmos (Νέος Σιδ. Σταθμός),[3][4] is an under-construction metro station at the Thessaloniki railway station, serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. It will serve as the western terminus of both lines and is expected to enter service in 2024.[5] Construction of this station has been held back by major archaeological finds, and it is designated as a mid-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.[6]

The oldest proposal for a metro station at this location goes back to 1918, when it was proposed as a terminus for a metropolitan railway line essentially running the same route as the current Line 1.[7] Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos was also the terminus for the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.[8]

  1. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Ιστορικό" [History]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετρό από τα δυτικά μέχρι τη Θέρμη και την Περαία - Οι μελλοντικές επεκτάσεις με 26 νέους σταθμούς" [Thessaloniki: Metro from the west to Thermi and Perea - Future extensions with 26 new stations]. Makedonia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ Kaltsas, Chris (21 February 2024). "Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Ανακοινώνονται σύντομα οι νέες επεκτάσεις". Radio Thessaloniki (in Greek). Thessaloniki. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Έτσι θα είναι οι σταθμοί" [Thessaloniki Metro: This is what the stations will look like]. Proto Thema (in Greek). Athens: Tassos Karamitsos. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ^ Gerolympou, Alexandra (1995). Η Ανοικοδόμηση της Θεσσαλονίκης Μετά την Πυρκαγιά του 1917 [The Rebuilding of Thessaloniki after the Great Fire of 1917] (in Greek) (Second ed.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University Press.
  8. ^ "Κι όμως! Το ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης είναι έτοιμο (στα χαρτιά) από το 1987!" [It's true! The Thessaloniki Metro was ready (on paper) in 1987 already!]. www.karfitsa.gr (in Greek). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.