Faliro (Greek: Φάληρο), also known as Neo Faliro (Greek: Νέο Φάληρο) on signage and maps,[4] is a station on Athens Metro Line 1. It is near the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex (Peace and Friendship Stadium and the Karaiskakis Stadium). The station is also adjacent to a rolling stock depot.
Νέο Φάληρο Neo Faliro Γήπεδο Καραϊσκάκη Gipedo Karaiskaki Στάδιο Ειρήνης & Φιλίας Stadio Irinis & Filias | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Neo Faliro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Neo Faliro Piraeus Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°56′42″N 23°39′55″E / 37.944960°N 23.665285°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managed by | STASY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1904 (Line 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 February 1869 | Line 1 opened | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 August 1882 | Line 1 station opened | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 February 1887 | Line 1 station resited[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 June 2004 | Line 1 station rebuilt[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 July 2004 | SEF tram stop opened[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 November 2019 | Gipedo tram stop opened[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tram stops
editTwo tram stops serve Faliro metro station, both of which are located next to Poseidonos Avenue:
- Gipedo Karaiskaki (Greek: Γήπεδο Καραϊσκάκη) serves westbound Line 7 trams heading towards Agia Triada in Piraeus, and is connected to the metro station via a pedestrian subway.
- Stadio Irinis & Filias (Greek: Στάδιο Ειρήνης & Φιλίας), abbreviated to as SEF, serves eastbound Line 7 trams heading towards Asklepieio Voulas, and is connected to the metro station with a footbridge over Poseidonos Avenue.
Stadio Irinis & Filias opened on 19 July 2004, as the western terminus of the initial network for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2][5] Gipedo Karaiskaki opened on 28 November 2019, originally as an alighting point for trams heading towards the Port of Piraeus.[3] Both stops were closed from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project.[6]
Stadio Irinis & Filias consists of two island platforms and four tracks, and has a set of crossovers to the east, allowing trams to turn back in case of disruption on the Piraeus loop: the crossovers were also in regular use when Stadio Irinis & Filias was the terminus.
Station layout
editGround/Concourse G/C |
Customer service | Tickets Exits |
Level L1 |
Platform 1 | → Unused |
Island platform (Spanish solution), outbound or interchange to | ||
Platform 2 | ← towards Piraeus (Terminus) | |
Island platform (Spanish solution), doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 3 | → towards Kifissia (Moschato) → | |
Side platform (Spanish solution), outbound or interchange to | ||
Poseidonos Avenue | ||
Level L2 |
Platform 4 | ← towards Agia Triada (Mikras Asias) |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Poseidonos Avenue | ||
Level L3 |
Platform 5 | towards Asklipeio Voulas (Neo Faliro)→ |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
Platform 6 | towards Asklipeio Voulas (Neo Faliro)→ | |
Platform 7 | → Unused | |
Island platform, unused | ||
Platform 8 | → Unused |
References
edit- ^ a b "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Tramway: Historical Data". STASY. Athens. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ a b "The Gipedo Karaiskaki stop is delivered". Athens Transport (in Greek). 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY S.A. (in Greek). Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Route Map". Tram S.A. (in Greek). Athens. 22 July 2004. Archived from the original on 22 July 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "The Tram returned to SEF after 10 months". Athens Transport (in Greek). 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.