Omonia metro station

Omonia (Greek: Ομόνοια, Omonoia) is an underground station under the Omonoia square of Athens, used by Athens Metro Lines 1 and 2.

Ομόνοια Omonia
Line 1 platforms
General information
Location	Omonoia Square Athens Greece
Coordinates	37.984030°N 23.727970°E / 37.984030; 23.727970
Managed by	STASY
Line(s)
Platforms	3 ESP sol. (Line 1) 2 side (Line 2)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes (portable boarding ramp recommended for Line 1)[1]
History
Electrified	1904 (Line 1)
Key dates
17 May 1895	Line 1 station opened
21 July 1930	Line 1 station resited[2]
28 January 2000	Line 2 station opened[3]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Following station Monastiraki towards Piraeus Line 1 Victoria towards Kifissia Metaxourgeio towards Anthoupoli Line 2 Panepistimio towards Elliniko
Former services Preceding station Former railways Following station Terminus Lavrion Square–Strofyli Railway Attiki towards Strofyli Athens–Lavrion Railway Attiki towards Lavrion
Location

The first station opened 1895, but was relocated underground and redesigned by the Hellenic Electric Railways (which operated Line 1 at the time) in 1930. In January 2000 the additional platforms for Line 2 were opened.^[4]

Interchanges

Trolleybuses	1	2	3	4	5	6	11	12	15
	21
Buses	A7	A11	A13	B9	B11	021	022	035	049
	051	054	057	060	224	227	608	622	732
	813	815	838	856	914
	Night Buses	500	790

Station layout

Omonia metro station

G Ground	-	Exits
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service, Tickets
Level L1	Side platform (Spanish solution), outbound
	Platform 1	← towards Piraeus (Monastiraki)
	Island platform (Spanish solution), inbound
	Platform 2	→ towards Kifissia (Victoria) →
	Side platform (Spanish solution), outbound
Level L2	Shops	Stores - ATMs
Level L3	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← towards Anthoupoli (Metaxourgeio)
	Platform 2	→ towards Elliniko (Panepistimio)→
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "Information for Disabled Persons". Transport for Athens. Athens: Athens Urban Transport Organisation. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
2. "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
3. Delezos, Kostas (28 January 2000). "From today, Athens moves to the rhythm of the Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
4. "Γραμμή 2 – ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ Α.Ε." (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-10-14.

External links

Media related to Omonia metro station at Wikimedia Commons