Line 2 of the Athens Metro runs entirely underground between in the northwest and in the south, via . It first opened, between and , on 28 January 2000, with Line 3.
On 6 April 2013, Line 2 was extended to Anthoupoli in the north west, and on 26 July 2013 to Elliniko to the south.
History
Line 2 is one of two modern metro lines, along with Line 3 that were built to reduce traffic congestion in the Athens urban area. Both lines were opened on 28 January 2000, with Line 2 initially running between and : the initial section of Line 2 included an interchange with Hellenic Train services (then operated directly by the Hellenic Railways Organisation) at Larissa Station, two interchanges with Line 1 at and , and one interchange with Line 3 at Syntagma.
The first extension of Line 2, between Syntagma and , opened on 15 November 2000. 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.
Future extensions
According to the Athens Metro Development Plan of September 2022, Elliniko Metro (who develops and builds Metro extensions) is exploring extensions to both ends of Line 2. Both extensions first appeared in the Souflias plan in April 2009, which envisaged the extension of Line 2 to in the north, and Glyfada in the south. In September 2025, Elliniko Metro again confirmed their plans for these extensions of Line 2, having begun initial procedures for the extension to Agios Nikolaos in the north while the southern extension to Glyfada was still being studied. As part of this extension plan, the Elaionas depot (which is shared with Line 3) is planned to be upgraded to account for future passenger growth.
Extensions to Ilion and Acharnes
The first phase of the northern extension may consist of a line from to Agios Nikolaos in 2031, with intermediate stations at Palatiani and Ilion (for Line 4): a second phase may consist of a line from Agios Nikolaos to Acharnes, with intermediate stations at Kamatero and (for Athens Suburban Railway trains).
+Stations of the Ilion extensions Station MunicipalityInterchanges and notes PalatianiIlion Ilion Interchange with Line 4. Agios Nikolaos "Agios Nikolaos" is a provisional name for a planned station along the eponymous road. Not to be confused Aghios Nikolaos of Line 1 +Stations of the Acharnes extensionStationMunicipalityInterchanges and notesKamateroAgioi Anargyroi - KamateroZefyriFyliInterchange with the Athens Suburban RailwayAharnaiAcharnes Currently, Hellenic Metro is looking for companies to fund the initial extension to Ilion with major contenders being: TERNA, INTRAKAT, AVAX-GHELLA-ALSTOM, AKTOR-METKA, it is also possible that the EU helps fund this project. With the funding reaching an estimated 550 million euros needed.
Extension to Glyfada The southern extension may consist of a line from to Glyfada, with intermediate stations at Ano Glyfada and Grigoriou Lampraki.
+Stations of the Glyfada extension Station MunicipalityInterchanges and notes Ano GlyfadaGlyfada Grigoriou Lampraki "Grigoriou Lampraki" is a provisional name for a planned station at the junction with the eponymous road and Vouliagmenis Avenue. Glyfada Interchange with the Athens Tram at Platia Vaso Katraki.
Cancelled proposals There was a plan for Line 2 to have a branch line from to : that proposal was absorbed by the U-shaped Line 4 on 1 December 2005, with Georgios Souflias (then Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works) stating that the branch line proposal would have limited the frequency of trains on either branch. The branch line was similar to a part of Line 4 now under construction, but it did not include .
Map
Stations
The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage. All Line 2 stations, except for Agios Dimitrios, have two tracks and two side platforms: Agios Dimitrios has an island platform layout.
† Terminal station# Interchange station
StationStationImage MunicipalityOpenedInterchanges and notesPosition† Peristeri 6 April 2013 Peristeri 6 April 2013 Peristeri 9 August 2004 Athens 28 January 2000 # Athens 28 January 2000 Interchange with Line 1. # Athens 28 January 2000 Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway and Hellenic Train at . Athens 28 January 2000 # Athens 28 January 2000 Interchange with Line 1. Athens 28 January 2000 Interchange with future Line 4 at a separate station called . # Athens 28 January 2000 Interchange with Line 3 and the Athens Tram. Athens 15 November 2000 Sygrou–Fix# Athens 15 November 2000 Interchange with the Athens Tram at Fix. # Athens 15 November 2000 Interchange with the Athens Tram. Athens 15 November 2000 15 November 2000 5 June 2004 26 July 2013 This station originally opened without the Grigoris Lambrakis qualifier: the station adopted the current name on 22 May 2015. Alimos 26 July 2013 Elliniko-Argyroupoli 26 July 2013 † Elliniko-Argyroupoli 26 July 2013
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References
External links
Athens Metro official website