The Athens Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Since 10 October 2022, there are 66 stations on three different lines. 62 of the 66 stations are owned and operated by Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY): three stations (, and ) are owned by the Hellenic Railways Organisation and operated by Hellenic Train, while the station is owned and operated by the airport authority that owns and manages Athens International Airport.

The opening of the second phase of the Line 3 extension towards Piraeus, in October 2022, added two new stations to the network ( and ), bringing the total to 66.

Overview

All Athens Metro trains and stations are accessible for wheelchair users. However, Transport for Athens (OASA) advises wheelchair users of Line 1 to travel in the leading car, and to ask staff to deploy a portable boarding ramp (located on the platforms) at , and , because the curved platforms at these stations leave a significant gap between the train and the platform.

Stations

Listed for each of the 66 stations are the lines serving it, the local authority in which it is located, and the date when it opened. The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage. Interchange stations are counted once: they are currently five of them, at and (Lines 1 and 2), and (Lines 1 and 3), and (Lines 2 and 3).

¤ Limited service of one train every 36 minutes† Terminal station# Interchange station

Station StationImage Lines Municipality OpenedInterchanges and notes Agia Varvara Chalandri This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. Agia Varvara Peristeri Athens This station opened after the extension to Ano Patisia. Athens The source reported that the opening ceremony took place at 12:00 on 15 November 2000, with the public being able to use the extension from 18:00 the same day. Athens Athens Alimos Athens Athens † Peristeri Elliniko-Argyroupoli Athens International Airport¤†# Spata-Artemida Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway.

This station is operated by Athens International Airport S.A. # Athens †# Piraeus Interchange with the Athens Tram at Dimarcheio. †# Chalandri Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway at Plakentias. Aigaleo Aigaleo † Elliniko-Argyroupoli Athens Chalandri This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. This station originally opened without the Grigoris Lambrakis qualifier: the station adopted the current name on 22 May 2015. Irakleio Marousi This station opened after the extension to Kifissia. This station opened after the original route. This station opened after the extension to Kifissia. Athens Athens Athens Construction of Kerameikos was suspended in 1998 and later relocated, due to an archaeological dispute. † Kifissia ¤# Kropia Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway.

This station is operated by GAIAOSE. Korydallos # Athens Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway and Hellenic Train at . Piraeus Marousi This station opened after the extension to Kifissia. Athens Athens # Athens Some platform signs on Line 1 use the station's Katharevousa name, "Monastirion" (). Moschato-Tavros This station opened after the original route. Nea Ionia # Piraeus resited 1887 Interchange with the Athens Tram at Gipedo Karaiskaki (towards Piraeus) or Stadio Irinis & Filias (towards Glyfada).

This station opened after the original route. # Athens Interchange with the Athens Tram. # Marousi Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway.

This station opened after the extension to Kifissia. Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis This station opened after the extension to Chalandri. # Athens resited 21 July 1930 ¤# Paiania Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway.

This station is operated by GAIAOSE. ¤# Pallini Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway.

This station is operated by GAIAOSE. Athens Athens Nea Ionia This station opened after the extension to Nea Ionia. Nea Ionia Peristeri Athens This station opened after the original route. †# Piraeus Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway. Athens Sygrou–Fix# Athens Interchange with the Athens Tram at Fix. # Athens Interchange with the Athens Tram. Moschato-Tavros This station opened after the original route. Athens This station was the original eastern terminus of Line 1, from 1869 to 1895: a train depot is next to the station. Athens

Station layouts

Most Athens Metro stations have two tracks and two side platforms. The following stations have a different layout:

Station(s)LayoutNotes Bay platform Kifissia has a second track on the western side of the platform, and is in regular passenger use. , , , , , (Line 3), , , Island platform Athens Airport has two island platforms, but Metro trains only use the middle track. , , (Line 1), (Line 1) Spanish solution Irini has a third track to the south, for terminating trains only. Neo Faliro has a third track to the north, and is not in regular passenger use.

Park and ride facilities

There are six park and ride facilities: four are managed by STASY, and two by Elliniko Metro.

Station SpacesStructure 383 Indoor, multistorey 280 Outdoor 630 Outdoor 270 Indoor, underground 604 Indoor, underground 642 Indoor, underground

The 240-space car park for , operated by Elliniko Metro, was closed due to the construction of Line 4.

Future stations

Construction of the first stage of Line 4 began on 22 June 2021: the original target completion date was 2030, but it has been delayed to 2032. The project will create fourteen new stations and make Evangelismos an interchange station with Line 3. Akadimia will be a standalone station, but there will be a direct tunnel connection with Line 2 at , under Patriarch Gregory V Street. All the stations will be underground. Except for Evangelismos, the spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to Elliniko Metro (the infrastructure manager of the Athens Metro).

Station StationImage Lines Municipality Planned openingInterchanges and notes#Ακαδημία Athens2032 Interchange with Line 2 at . Αλεξάνδρας Athens2032 †Άλσος Βεΐκου Galatsi2032 Also known as "Veikou" () for short, the station was previously known as "Tralleon" () until November 2005. Δικαστήρια Athens2032 Ελικώνος Galatsi2032 Elikonos was a late addition to Section A of Line 4: the residents of the area petitioned Elliniko Metro to add a second station in Kypseli, because of the long distance between Galatsi and Kypseli: Elliniko Metro struggled to find an appropriate location for the extra station because they feared that the elevation of the platforms would be around deep.

On 16 December 2017, Elliniko Metro agreed to build Elikonos: according to the April 2018 technical drawing, the station will still be one of the deepest on the Metro, at around . #Ευαγγελισμός Athens2032 , this is the only station where construction works have not yet started. Εξάρχεια Athens2032 Γαλάτσι Galatsi2032 †Γουδή Zografou2032 Ιλίσια Zografou2032 Καισαριανή Kaisariani2032 Κολωνάκι Athens2032 Κυψέλη Athens2032 Πανεπιστημιούπολη Kaisariani2032 Panepistimioupoli was originally proposed in 2014 as "Near East" (), at a different location. Ζωγράφου Zografou2032

See also

List of Athens Tram stops List of Thessaloniki Metro stations Greek railway stations

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