Efklidis metro station explained

Name El:Ευκλείδης
Efklidis
Line:TM12
Borough:Thessaloniki
Country:Greece
Platform:1 (island)
Tracks:2
Years:30 November 2024
Events:Opened[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Elliniko Metro
Mapframe:yes

Efklidis metro station (el|Ευκλείδης)[2] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid and the neighboring homonymous technical school (Katsimidi and Papanastasiou streets). It entered service in 2024.[3]

Efklidis also appeared in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal, under the name Archaeological Museum.[4] Until 1957, the station was the tram stop Paraskevopoulou to this region.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετρό από τα δυτικά μέχρι τη Θέρμη και την Περαία - Οι μελλοντικές επεκτάσεις με 26 νέους σταθμούς. Thessaloniki: Metro from the west to Thermi and Perea - Future extensions with 26 new stations. 23 September 2024. Makedonia. 29 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240829132442/https://www.makthes.gr/thessaloniki-metro-apo-ta-dytika-mechri-ti-thermi-kai-tin-peraia-oi-mellontikes-epektaseis-me-26-neoys-stathmoys-vinteo-720132. 29 August 2024. Thessaloniki. el.
  2. Web site: Kaltsas. Chris. Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Ανακοινώνονται σύντομα οι νέες επεκτάσεις. Radio Thessaloniki. 22 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240922120031/https://www.rthess.gr/thessaloniki/metro-thessalonikis-anakoinonontai-syntoma-oi-nees-epektaseis/. 22 September 2024. Thessaloniki. el. 21 February 2024.
  3. Web site: After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024. 5 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Κι όμως! Το ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης είναι έτοιμο (στα χαρτιά) από το 1987! . It's true! The Thessaloniki Metro was ready (on paper) in 1987 already! . www.karfitsa.gr . 29 February 2016 . 13 August 2018 . Greek.