Agios Ioannis metro station explained

Name El:Άγιος Ιωάννης
Aghios Ioannis
Line:AM2
Address:Neos Kosmos
Borough:Athens
Country:Greece
Coordinates:37.9565°N 23.7342°W
Manager:STASY
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Years:15 November 2000
Events:Opened[1]
Mapframe:yes

Agios Ioannis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Ιωάννης,), also known as Aghios Ioannis on signage, is a station on Athens Metro Line 2. The station opened on 15 November 2000, as part of the extension from to .[1]

History

The station was part of the original Athens Metro plan that was approved in 1991. It opened on 15 November 2000 along with the Syntagma-Dafni extension, 10 months after the first section of the system opened.

Entrances

The station can be reached by two entrances, both on Agios Ioannis Square. The one is located near Kasomouli street and the other near Pytheou street. There is also an elevator located on the square.

Notes and References

  1. News: Delezos. Kostas. Renieris. Antonis. To… Dafni by Metro. 20 October 2022. Ta Nea. Alter Ego Media. 14 November 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019231123/https://www.tanea.gr/2000/11/14/greece/stis-dafnes-to-metro/. 19 October 2022. Athens. Greek. 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.