Agios Ioannis metro station

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	Station platforms
General information
Location	Neos Kosmos; Athens; Greece
Coordinates	37°57′23″N 23°44′03″E / 37.9565°N 23.7342°E
Managed by	STASY
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	15 November 2000
Services
Location
Location

Agios Ioannis (Greek: Άγιος Ιωαννής, lit. 'St. John's'), 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 Syntagma to Dafni.^[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.

Gallery

Sign on Agios Ioannis Square
Entrance at Kasomouli street
Entrance at Pytheou street
The station's concourse level
Station's sign on the platforms

References

^ Delezos, Kostas; Renieris, Antonis (14 November 2000). "To… Dafni by Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 19 October 2022 suggested (help) 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.

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[tanea-20001115-1] Delezos, Kostas; Renieris, Antonis (14 November 2000). "To… Dafni by Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 19 October 2022 suggested (help) 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.

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