Marousi metro station

Coordinates: 38°03′22″N 23°48′18″E / 38.056225°N 23.804915°E / 38.056225; 23.804915
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Μαρούσι
Marousi
Marousi metro station, October 2007
General information
LocationMarousi
Greece
Coordinates38°03′22″N 23°48′18″E / 38.056225°N 23.804915°E / 38.056225; 23.804915
Managed bySTASY
Line(s)Athens Metro Line 1
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Key dates
10 August 1957Line opened
1 September 1957Station opened
14 March 2004Station rebuilt[1]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Nerantziotissa
towards Piraeus
Line 1 KAT
towards Kifissia
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Irakleio   Lavrion Square–Strofyli railway   Kifissia
Location
Map

Marousi (Greek: Μαρούσι), also known as Maroussi,[2] is an Athens Metro station in Marousi, a northern suburb in Athens. The station is served by Line 1, and is 23.46 kilometres (14.58 miles) down the line from the southern terminus of Piraeus, between Nerantziotissa to the south and KAT to the north.[1]

The station is managed by STASY, and was rebuilt with step-free access as part of the renovation of Line 1 in 2004.[1]

History[edit]

The Marousi metro station is on the site of a former Lavrion Square–Strofyli railway station called Amarousion, which was open from 4 February 1885[which calendar?] to 8 August 1938.

The current metro station on an elevated viaduct was built by the Hellenic Electric Railways, and opened on 1 September 1957: in 2004, the Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways renovated the station with a new roof and step-free access.[1]

Proposals[edit]

Since the late 1990s, Elliniko Metro and the Greek government have proposed that Marousi would serve a second metro line. The first proposal consisted of a branch of Line 3 from Panormou, which would be partially elevated after Filothei.[3] In December 2005, Elliniko Metro revised the proposal to a U-shaped Line 4 from this station to Alsos Veikou via Kaisariani, because they believed that the branch would have limited the capacity of Line 3.[4][5]

Layout[edit]

L1 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 Athens Metro Line 1 to Piraeus (Nerantziotissa)
Platform 2 Athens Metro Line 1 to Kifissia (KAT)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G
  • Street level
  • Concourse
  • Customer service
  • Tickets
  • Exits

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY (in Greek). Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Extensions". Attiko Metro (in Greek). Athens. 24 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 February 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ Souflias, Georgios (1 December 2005). "The New Extensions of the Athens Metro". Attiko Metro. Athens. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Map (untitled)". Attiko Metro. Athens. 23 December 2005. Archived from the original on 23 December 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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