Agia Varvara metro station explained

Name El:Αγία Bαρβάρα
Agia Varvara
Line:AM3
Borough:Agia Varvara
Country:Greece
Manager:STASY
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Years:7 July 2020
Events:Opened[1]
Mapframe:yes

Agia Varvara (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγία Bαρβάρα) is a station on Athens Metro Line 3. A part of the extension, construction on the station began in 2012 and it opened on July 7, 2020, along with the extension's phase I to .[2]

Location

The station is located underneath Eleftheriou Venizelou street, near Agia Eleousa square in Agia Varvara.

Station description

The station can be accessed by three ground-level entrances, all of which lead to the concourse level. The concourse level is rectangular, daylight-penetrated, with burgundy walls and white ceiling. The platforms are on a north-south axis and each platform's decoration is divided in three sections. The north and south sides' walls are covered with unpolished granite blocks. In the middle section the platforms are slightly wider, the ceiling is supported by cylindrical pillars and the walls are covered with slightly angled burgundy metal panels. The ceiling is white 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 reconstructed pipeline is exhibited on the concourse level.

Nearby points of interest

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
Platform 2 towards
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burroughs. David. Athens metro Line 3 extension opens. International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221018110230/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/athens-metro-line-3-extension-opens/. 18 October 2022. Omaha. 10 July 2020.
  2. Web site: AttikoMetro Inside - Piraeus . 5 September 2012 . Attiko Metro S.A . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107084227/http://www.ametro.gr/page/default.asp?id=383&la=2 . 7 November 2012.