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Δημοκρατίας Dimokratias | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Thessaloniki Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′28″N 22°56′03″E / 40.64111°N 22.93417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Elliniko Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 November 2024 | Opened[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dimokratias (Greek: Δημοκρατίας, , lit. 'Democracy [Square]')[3] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. It entered service in 2024.[4] Construction of this station has been held back by major archaeological finds, and it is designated as a high-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.[5] At this station, an ancient and early Christian cemetery & church were found, as well as Ottoman inns and warehouses.[5] The station was initially located further west, but was moved eastward so that it falls outside of the medieval Walls of Thessaloniki, thus reducing the chance of major archaeological works.[6]
Dimokratias station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal under the name Vardari.[7] Vardari Square is the old name of Dimokratias Square, named after the Vardari Fort and the associated gate on the Walls of Thessaloniki leading to the Vardar river (Axios in Greek). The name was changed because it is not of Greek origin.[8]
- ^ "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]. Makedonia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Αυτό είναι το Κέντρο Ελέγχου Λειτουργίας του Μετρό" [Thessaloniki: This is the Operational Control Centre of the Metro] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Attiko Metro A.E. "Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan" (PDF). www.ametro.gr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024".
- ^ a b Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Η Συνέντευξη τoυ Γιάννη Μυλόπουλου για το Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" [Giannis Mylopoulos' interview about the Thessaloniki Metro]. www.ypodomes.gr. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "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 (in Greek). 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Kaltsidi, Maria (30 November 2024). "Β. Πορφυλίδης: Τα πρώτα σχέδια του μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης το '87 και οι σκέψεις για τραμ στο κέντρο της πόλης" [V. Porfylidis: The first plans for the Thessaloniki metro in '87 and the thoughts about a tram in the city centre]. www.ert.gr (in Greek). Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.