Papafi station
Papafi (Greek: Παπάφη)[1] is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the Ioannis Papafis, a Thessaloniki-born merchant, entrepreneur, and national benefactor of Greece. The station is built within the grounds of the Papafio Orphanage, a male-only orphanage financed by Papafis and operated by the Metropolis of Thessaloniki. Construction of this station has been held back by conflicts between the Metropolis and Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction. The Metropolis challenged the company's right to the compulsory purchase of 907 square metres (9,760 sq ft) of the orphanage's garden grounds, resulting in a legal battle which reached Greece's Council of State.[2] It is expected to enter service in 2023.[3]
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| Location | Thessaloniki Greece | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′11″N 22°57′45″E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Thessaloniki Metro | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 (island) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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   Papafi Location within the Thessaloniki urban area | ||||||||||||||||||||
This station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.[4] In earlier iterations of the Thessaloniki Metro Development Plan, Papafi station is shown as a starting point for an extension of Line 1 to Nea Elvetia through Toumba, but this has been abandoned as of 2018.[2][1]
References
- 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.
- ""Στον αέρα" ο σταθμός του μετρό στο Παπάφειο". www.newsbeat.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/10/24/thessaloniki-metro-ready-2023/
- "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.