Kalamaria (Greek: Καλαμαριά)[1] is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 2. It is expected to enter service in 2023.[2]
Kalamaria Καλαμαριά | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kalamaria Thessaloniki Greece | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°35′05″N 22°57′11″E / 40.58472°N 22.95306°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Attiko Metro S.A. | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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   Kalamaria Location within the Thessaloniki urban area | ||||||||||||||||
The station gets its name from the area of Thessaloniki it serves, Kalamaria. It is a municipality making up the Thessaloniki urban area, and the name is a corruption of either the Medieval Greek Καλή Μεριά (kali meria, good side) or "Σκάλα Μεριά" (skala meria, port side).[3]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Thessaloniki Metro to be Ready by 2023 - Greek City Times". 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Ιστορία" [History] (in Greek). Municipality of Kalamaria. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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