Agia Marina metro station explained

Name El:Αγία Μαρίνα
Agia Marina
Line:AM3
Address:Iera Odos and Agias Marinas street
Borough:Agia Varvara
Country:Greece
Manager:STASY
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Former:Chaidari
Years:14 December 2013
Events:Opened[1]
Mapframe:yes

Agia Marina (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγία Μαρίνα) is an underground metro station in Athens, Greece. The station has park-and-ride facilities.[2] A part of the extension, construction works on the station began in 2007, before the rest of the extension. It was expected to become operational by 2010 but was delayed several times due to the Siemens Greek bribery scandal.[3] The station opened to the public on 14 December 2013 and served as the line's western terminus until 2020.[1]

Location

The station is located underneath Iera Odos, outside the Egaleo town hall. It is located on the border of Egaleo and Agia Varvara municipalities and also close to the Haidari municipality.

Station description

The station can be accessed by two ground-level entrances, both of which have granite-covered walls and a glass ceiling and lead to the concourse level. The south entrance also bears a blue glass-covered pergola in front of it. The concourse level is rectangular, with granite-covered walls and blue cylindrical columns. One of the walls is covered with rectangular tiles coloured red, yellow and orange. The concourse level's ceiling is grey with two parallel blue stripes above the blue columns. The platforms are on an east–west axis and each platform's decoration is divided in two sections. The east sides' walls are covered with polished granite blocks. In the west sides the platforms are slightly wider, the ceiling is supported by cylindrical blue pillars and the walls are also covered with polished granite tiles. The ceiling is white with two blue stripes above each platform's edge and the part above the tracks is covered with curved white metal panels.

Antiquities

Parts of an ancient pipeline were discovered during the station's construction. The pipeline is exhibited on the concourse level.

Bus Connections

Agia Marina serves as a hub for local buses of west Attica. Only stops that are within 200m. from any of the station's exits are listed. Special bus routes are not included.

StopRouteCoordinates
NumberDestination
Agia Marina StationDasos37.9978°N 23.6673°W
Chaidari
Agia Varvara
Aspropyrgos
Elefsina
Agia Marina StationPiraeus37.9974°N 23.6675°W
Agia Marina
Agia Marina
Agia Marina
Attiki
Agia Varvara
1st Agias MarinasAgia Marina37.9962°N 23.6671°W
Agia Marina
Agia Marina
Agia Varvara
Agia Varvara

Station layout

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Ground
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Concourse
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Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1← towards Nikaia (Agia Varvara)
Platform 2 towards
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commissioning of "Aghia Marina" metro station. Attiko Metro. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221018122205/https://www.ametro.gr/?p=4781&lang=en. 18 October 2022. Athens. 13 December 2013.
  2. Web site: ATHENS METRO – Commissioning of “AGHIA MARINA” METRO Station – ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ Α.Ε. . 2023-10-14 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Athens Metro - Egaleo – Aghia Marina extension Aghia Marina station . Attiko Metro S.A. . 19 December 2013 . 29 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234331/http://www.ametro.gr/page/default.asp?la=2&id=38&pl=1041&pk=256&ap=1036 . 2 December 2013.