Tavros – Eleftherios Venizelos metro station
Tavros, officially Tavros–Eleftherios Venizelos (Greek: Ταύρος–Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) is a station on Line 1 of the Athens Metro, 6.171 km from the line's southern terminus at Piraeus.[2] It is located in the municipality of Tavros in the regional unit of South Athens, Attica, near the boundary with Kallithea. The station is also known as Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelou, after the former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.
Ταύρος - Ελ. Βενιζέλος Tavros – El. Venizelos | |
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Station platforms in March 2023 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Moschato-Tavros, South Athens Greece |
| Coordinates | 37°57′44″N 23°42′12″E / 37.962360°N 23.703330°E |
| Managed by | STASY |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Key dates | |
| 27 February 1869 | Line opened |
| 6 February 1989 | Station opened |
| 30 January 2004 | Station rebuilt[1] |
| Services | |
| Location | |
History edit
The first proposals for a station were made in 1925, when engineer Alexander Verdelis demarcated the Harokopou station at almost the same location as part of his proposal to build a wider subway network for the capital.[3] Construction of the plant began in 1988, and opened on 6 February 1989[4] at a cost of 200 million drachmas. The station was renovated in 2004 in the run-up to the Summer Olympics that year.
Facilities edit
It has a central island platform serving two tracks and a reversing siding towards Kallithea station.
Services edit
In the past the station was the southern terminus of a peak hour train service "Tavros-Ano Patissia",[5] later extended as "Tavros-Irini".
References edit
- ^ . Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ G. Nathenas; A. Kourbelis; T. Vlastos; S. Kourouzidis; V. Katsareas; P. Karamanis; A. Klonos; N. Kokkinos (2007). Από τα Παμφορεία στο Μετρό (in Greek). Vol. 2. Athens: Μίλητος (Militos). pp. 619, 632. ISBN 978-960-8460-91-1.
- ^ "From the subways to the subway". Nathenas G., Kourbelis A., Vlastos Th., Kourouzidis S., Katsareas V., Karamanis P., Klonos A., Kokkinos N. Athens: Miletos. 2007. p. 170. ISBN 978-960-8460-91-1
- ^ New station at Taurus". The Step : p. 27. 12 February 1989
- ^ 130 Χρόνια Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς Α.Ε. (130 years of Athens-Piraeus electric railways). ISAP. 1999–2005. p. 272. ISBN 960-86477-0-3.
External links edit
- Media related to Tavros – Eleftherios Venizelos metro station at Wikimedia Commons