Syntagma metro station

Syntagma (Greek: Σύνταγμα, lit.'Constitution Square') is a station on the Athens Metro, located at Syntagma Square in the center of Athens, Greece. It serves as the transfer point between Line 3, Line 2 and the Athens Tram. When the Metro first opened, on 28 January 2000, the station was the terminal station for both the new lines. The centerpiece of the city's metro network, it is a transportation hub for buses and the northern terminal for the Tram. It is the busiest station in the Athens transport system, located underneath Syntagma Square, the political centre of Athens. It serves Ermou Street (the main shopping street in the historic centre), the Houses of Parliament, various government agencies, foreign embassies and the National Garden.

Σύνταγμα
Syntagma
General information
LocationSyntagma Square
Athens
CoordinatesGreece
Managed bySTASY
Line(s)
Platforms4
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Key dates
28 January 2000Metro station opened
19 July 2004Tram stop opened
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Following station
Panepistimio
towards Anthoupoli
Line 2 Akropoli
towards Elliniko
Monastiraki Line 3 Evangelismos
Preceding station Athens Tram Following station
Terminus Line 6 Zappio
towards Pikrodafni
Location

Several of the architecture works were erected by Thodoros Papadimitriou, a famous sculptor and the station also includes a large archeological exhibition.

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