Agios Antonios metro station explained

Name El:Άγιος Αντώνιος
Aghios Antonios
Line:AM2
Address:P. Tsaldari Str., Peristeri
Country:Greece
Manager:STASY
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Years:9 August 2004
Events:Opened[1]
Mapframe:yes

Agios Antonios (el|Άγιος Αντώνιος,), also known as Aghios Antonios on signage, is a subway (metro) station of the Athens Metro. It started operating in August 2004.[2]

It took its name from a nearby Christian Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Anthony. This station is in Peristeri, the biggest municipality of west Athens area. It was the first station in the area and has reduced traffic problems in Peristeri.

Layout

The station of Agios Antonios has two exits, one to the right side of Panagi Tsaldari Ave and the other to the left side.

Surrounding landmarks

In front of the station is Panagi Tsaldari Avenue, one of the important avenues of Peristeri, which links west Athens with Kifissou Avenue (to Piraeus harbor, southern and northern suburbs of city and National Road 1 to Lamia, Larisa, Thessaloniki, generally North Greece and Balkans) and city center. Buses, trolleybuses and taxis pass regularly toward Athens center, Agioi Anargyroi, Ilion, Petroupolis, Chaidari, Egaleo etc.

Station layout

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Ground
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Concourse
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Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1← towards
Platform 2 towards
Side platform, doors will open on the right

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athens 2004 Olympic transport. Athens Transport. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221018160207/https://www.athenstransport.com/2019/08/sygkoinonies-2004/. 18 October 2022. Greek. 13 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Γραμμή 2 – ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΡΟ Α.Ε . 2022-08-19 . el.