Coordinates: 40°38′13″N 22°56′31″E / 40.63694°N 22.94194°E / 40.63694; 22.94194

Venizelou metro station

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Βενιζέλου
Venizelou
General information
LocationThessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°38′13″N 22°56′31″E / 40.63694°N 22.94194°E / 40.63694; 22.94194
Owned byElliniko Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Platforms1 (island)
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Key dates
29 November 2024Design unveiled
30 November 2024Opened[1]
Services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Thessaloniki Metro Following station
Dimokratias
towards New Railway Station
 Line 1 Agias Sofias
towards Nea Elvetia
Future service
Dimokratias
towards New Railway Station
 Line 2 Agias Sofias
towards Mikra
Track layout
Schematic only – not to scale.[2]
Location
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Venizelou (Greek: Βενιζέλου, literally Venizelos [Street])[3] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after Eleftherios Venizelos, Liberal Prime Minister of Greece. 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, Roman Thessaloniki's marble-clad and column-lined Decumanus Maximus (main east-west avenue), along with shops and houses, was found running along the route of the Via Egnatia (modern Egnatia Street) at 5.4 metres (18 ft) below ground level.[5][6] The design of the station interiors was kept a secret until a day before its opening, and it was revealed in a ceremony attended by both Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.[7] The discovery was so major that it delayed the entire Metro project for years. A historian dubbed the discovery "the Byzantine Pompeii".[8] Attiko Metro wanted to disassemble the road and re-assemble it elsewhere, while the City Council wanted Attiko Metro to redesign its network to accommodate the discovery in situ. Ultimately the case reached Greece's Council of State and Attiko Metro re-designed the metro line, sinking the tunnels to a depth ranging from 14 metres (46 ft) to 31 metres (102 ft), and making provisions for mini museums within the metro stations, similar to those of Athens Metro stations like Syntagma, which houses the Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection.[5] Venizelou station also features an open archaeological site, the first of its kind anywhere in a metro station, in order to maintain the road in its original location.[6] At the next station, Agias Sofias, where the same road was unearthed (and where it is arguably more important, as a public square was found as well), the road will be disassembled and reassembled elsewhere.[6] Venizelou station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal[broken anchor] under the name Alkazar.[9] Alkazar is the popular name for Hamza Bey Mosque, a landmark on Egnatia and Venizelou streets.

References

  1. ↑ "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 Ελληνικά). Thessaloniki. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". www.thenationalherald.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Ελληνικά). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Skai TV. "Ιστορίες: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" [Stories: Thessaloniki Metro]. www.skai.gr (in Ελληνικά). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Smith, Helena (30 November 2024). "'A blend of ancient and modern': inside Thessaloniki's new €3bn metro system". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Giorgos Christides (14 March 2013). "Thessaloniki metro: Ancient dilemma for modern Greece". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "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 Ελληνικά). Retrieved 13 August 2018.

See also

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