Efkleidis metro station

Ευκλείδης
Efkleidis
Ευκλείδης; Efkleidis
General information
Location	Thessaloniki; Greece
Coordinates	40°36′58″N 22°57′37″E / 40.61611°N 22.96028°E
Owned by	Elliniko Metro
Line(s)
Platforms	1 (island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Key dates
30 November 2024	Opened
Services
Future service
	Track layout
	Schematic only – not to scale.
Location
Location

Efkleidis metro station (Greek: Ευκλείδης, listen^ⓘ)^[3] 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.^[4]

Efklidis also appeared in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal, under the name Archaeological Museum.^[5] Until 1957, the station was the tram stop Paraskevopoulou to this region.

References

^ "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.
^ Kaltsas, Chris (21 February 2024). "Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Ανακοινώνονται σύντομα οι νέες επεκτάσεις". Radio Thessaloniki (in Greek). Thessaloniki. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". 5 October 2023.
^ "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. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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