Panepistimio metro station (Athens)

Πανεπιστήμιο
Panepistimio
Πανεπιστήμιο; Panepistimio
	Station platforms
General information
Location	Athens; Greece
Coordinates	37°58′49″N 23°43′59″E / 37.98028°N 23.73306°E
Managed by	STASY
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Key dates
28 January 2000	Opened
Services
Future service
Location
Location

Panepistimio (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο) is a station on Athens Metro Line 2. It opened on 28 January 2000,^[2] and is adjacent to the National Library of Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Academy of Athens. "Panepistimio" means "university" in Greek.

History

The earliest proposal for a metro station at Panepistimio was by Alexandros Verdelis of the Greek Engineers Association in 1925, where it was known as Theatrou (Greek: Θεάτρου. Subsequent proposals included the station under various names, such as Akadimia (Ακαδημία).^[3]^: 16–24

Future

When Line 4 of Athens Metro is completed, the station will have an underpass connection with "Akademia" Station.^[4]

Station layout

Sections with an asterisk (*) are under construction.

G	Street level	Exits
B1	Panepistimiou concourse	Customer Service Tickets
B2	Akadimias concourse*	Customer Service Tickets
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← to Anthoupoli (Omonia)
	Platform 2	← to Elliniko (Syntagma) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3	Transfer to Akadimia station*
B4	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform*	← to Alsos Veikou (Exarcheia)
	Platform*	← to Goudi (Kolonaki) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

^ Delezos, Kostas (28 January 2000). "From today, Athens moves to the rhythm of the Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "Γραμμή 2 – ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ Α.Ε" (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
^ Skayannis, Pantoleon; Kaparos, George; et al. (February 2010). "Project Profile: Greece: Athens Metro (Attiko Metro)" (PDF). Bartlett School of Planning: Omega Centre. London: University College London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "ΣΤΑΣΥ: Ενισχύεται ο στόλος του Μετρό για την "Γραμμή 1"". Insider (in Greek). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-19.