Μοναστηράκι Monastiraki | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Monastirion | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Monastiraki Station Athens Greece | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′34″N 23°43′31″E / 37.975985°N 23.725390°E | |||||||||||||||
| Managed by | STASY | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (portable boarding ramp recommended for Line 1)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 May 1895 | Line 1 station opened | |||||||||||||||
| 1904 | Line 1 station electrified | |||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2003 | Line 3 station opened[2] | |||||||||||||||
| 10 August 2004 | Line 1 station rebuilt[3] | |||||||||||||||
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Monastiraki (Greek: Μοναστηράκι, lit. 'Little Monastery') is an interchange station on the Athens Metro, between Lines 1 and 3.[4] 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.
- ^ "Information for Disabled Persons". Transport for Athens. Athens: Athens Urban Transport Organisation. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Urban Rail Transport SA (STASY SA) :Stations". STASY S.A. Retrieved 8 October 2012.