Sintrivani/Ekthesi station

Sintrivani/Ekthesi (Greek: Σιντριβάνι/Έκθεση, literally Fountain/Exposition)[1] is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. It is expected to enter service in 2023[2] The station is named after an Ottoman fountain, which marked the eastern entrance into the walled city before its expansion, and the Thessaloniki International Fair, whose grounds are immediately adjacent.

The fountain after which the station is named. It was gifted in 1889 by Sultan Abdulhamit II to the people of Thessaloniki, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. A Thessaloniki Metro construction information board is partly visible behind.
Σιντριβάνι/Έκθεση
Sintrivani/Ekthesi
LocationThessaloniki International Fair
Thessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°37′50″N 22°57′15″E
Owned byThessaloniki Metro
Line(s)
Platforms1 (island)
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2023
ElectrifiedYes
Services
  Future service  
Preceding station   Thessaloniki Metro   Following station
Line 1
toward Nea Elvetia
Line 2
toward Mikra
Location
Sintrivani/Ekthesi
Location within the Thessaloniki urban area

Once it opens in 2020, it will function as the terminus of both lines 1 and 2 until the section between N. Sid. Stathmos and Aghia Sofia opens in 2021.[3]

The station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.[4] In previous iterations of the Thessaloniki Metro Development Plan, the station is shown with the alternative spelling Syntrivani (Greek: Συντριβάνι).[5]

References

  1. 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.
  2. https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/10/24/thessaloniki-metro-ready-2023/
  3. "Η Συνέντευξη τoυ Γιάννη Μυλόπουλου για το Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" [Giannis Mylopoulos' interview about the Thessaloniki Metro]. www.ypodomes.gr. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. "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). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. Σχέδιο Ανάπτυξης Γραμμών Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-07-12)

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