25 Martiou metro station

25ης Μαρτίου 25 Martiou
General information
Other names	Martiou
Location	Thessaloniki Greece
Coordinates	40°36′02″N 22°57′30″E
Owned by	Elliniko Metro
Line(s)
Platforms	1 (island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Key dates
30 November 2024	Opened[1]
Services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Following station Analipsi towards New Railway Station Line 1 Voulgari towards Nea Elvetia Future service Analipsi towards New Railway Station Line 2 Nomarchia towards Mikra
Track layout Schematic only – not to scale.[2]
Location

25 Martiou (Greek: 25ης Μαρτίου, listen^ⓘ, lit. '25th March')[3] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station takes its name from a nearby major road, which commemorates the traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. It entered service in 2024.[4]

Travelling on Line 1 or Line 2 from New Railway Station, 25 Martiou is the last station at which the two lines share tunnels. From here eastwards, Line 1 continues to Nea Elvetia and Line 2 to Mikra.

This station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.[5] In older iterations of the Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan, the station is listed as Patrikiou, named after Minas Patrikios [el], a lawyer who in 1925 became the first elected Mayor of Thessaloniki.[6] In the 1988 proposal, Patrikiou and 25 Martiou are separate stations.[5]

Name

When announcements are made in English on the onboard public address system, the station's name is given as just Martiou.[7]

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 Greek). 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). 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
3. Attiko Metro A.E. "Project progress". www.ametro.gr. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
4. "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
5. "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. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
6. "Σχέδιο Ανάπτυξης Γραμμών Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
7. Catsey, Matthew (1 December 2024), Thessaloniki Metro Full Journey From New Railway Station to Nea Elvetia, YouTube, 18 minutes in, retrieved 5 December 2024.

See also

• List of Thessaloniki Metro stations