Nea Elvetia metro station explained

Nea Elvetia (el|Νέα Ελβετία, literally New Switzerland)^[3] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1. It serves as the eastern terminus of the line and entered service in 2024.^[4] The lies east of Nea Elvetia station.

The oldest proposal for a station at this general location goes back to 1918, when it was proposed as a terminus for a Metropolitan Railway line essentially running the same route as the current Line 1.^[5] The main difference with the current station is that the 1918 proposal listed an overground station, whereas this station is underground. Nea Elvetia station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.^[6]

See also

• List of Thessaloniki Metro stations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Attiko Metro A.E.. Ιστορικό . History . Greek . www.ametro.gr . 17 August 2018.
2. News: 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. 23 September 2024. Makedonia. 29 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240829132442/https://www.makthes.gr/thessaloniki-metro-apo-ta-dytika-mechri-ti-thermi-kai-tin-peraia-oi-mellontikes-epektaseis-me-26-neoys-stathmoys-vinteo-720132. 29 August 2024. Thessaloniki. el.
3. Web site: Attiko Metro A.E. . Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820173029/http://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AM_Thess_Metro_map_Apr18_1_en.pdf . 20 August 2018 . www.ametro.gr . 20 August 2018.
4. Web site: After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024. 5 October 2023.
5. Book: Gerolympou, Alexandra . Η Ανοικοδόμηση της Θεσσαλονίκης Μετά την Πυρκαγιά του 1917 . The Rebuilding of Thessaloniki after the Great Fire of 1917 . Second . Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University Press . Greek . 1995.
6. Web site: 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 . 29 February 2016 . 13 August 2018 . Greek.