Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)

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 N. Sid. Stathmos in the west with Mikra in the south-east. The section of the line between Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos and 25 Martiou stations is set to open in 2023, with the rest of the line becoming operational in 2024.[1] Of the line's 16 stations, 11 are also stops for Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1, as they will share tunnels.[2]

To N. Sid. Stathmos / Mikra
Προς Ν. Σιδ. Σταθμό / Μίκρα
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Termini
Stations16 under construction
29 (with extensions)
Colour on mapBlue
Service
TypeDeep Level
SystemThessaloniki Metro
Depot(s)Pylaia depot (Line 1)
Rolling stockAnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro
History
Planned opening2023
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC
Route map

N. Sid. Stathmos 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
N. Sid. Stathmos Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Hellenic Railways Organisation Park and ride
Dimokratias
Venizelou
Aghia Sofia
Sintrivani/Ekthesi
Panepistimio Park and ride
Papafi
Efklidi
Fleming
Analipseos
25 Martiou
Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Nomarhia
Kalamaria
Aretsou
Nea Krini
Mikra
planned extension
planned extension
Anotera Scholi Polemou
IKEA
Geoponiki Scholi
Makedonia Airport Macedonia Airport
Topographic map of Line 2

Construction costs for the line (between Nomarhia and Mikra) are set at €518 million ($585 million).[3]

Line 2 is to be extended further, with an eastern extension towards Macedonia International Airport (4 stations) and a loop extension in the west (9 stations).[4] 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.[2] Originally the two extensions were to be separate lines, but they were merged into a single circular line in 2018.[5]

Stations

Thessaloniki Metro Line 2 Stations[4]
# Name Opening
date[1]
Connections
EnglishGreek
1N. Sid. StathmosΝ. Σιδ. Σταθμός2023Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 1, Proastiakos,
and Hellenic Railways
2DimokratiasΔημοκρατίας2023Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 1
3VenizelouΒενιζέλου2023
4Aghia SofiaΑγία Σοφία2023
5Sintrivani/EkthesiΣιντριβάνι/Έκθεση2023
6PanepistimioΠανεπιστήμιο2023
7PapafiΠαπάφη2023
8EfklidiΕυκλείδη2023
9FlemingΦλέμιγκ2023
10AnalipseosΑναλήψεως2023
1125 Martiou25ης Μαρτίου2023
12NomarhiaΝομαρχία2024none
13KalamariaΚαλαμαριά2024
14AretsouAρετσού2024
15Nea KriniΝέα Κρήνη2024
16MikraΜίκρα2024Shuttle to Airport[2]

References

  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. "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.
  3. Attiko Metro A.E. "Funding". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. Attiko Metro A.E. "Thessaloniki Metro Map". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. 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.

See also

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