Akropoli metro station

Akropoli (Greek: Ακρόπολη) is a station on Athens Metro Line 2. The station opened on 15 November 2000, as part of the extension from Syntagma to Dafni,[2] and is the nearest station to the Acropolis Museum and the eastern entrance to the Acropolis of Athens. The station has a ticket office and three automatic ticket machines.

Ακρόπολη
Akropoli
Station platforms on February 2023
General information
Other namesAcropolis[1]
LocationAcropolis
Athens
Greece
Coordinates37.968675°N 23.729410°E / 37.968675; 23.729410
Managed bySTASY
Line(s)Athens Metro Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Key dates
15 November 2000Opened[2]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Syntagma
towards Anthoupoli
 Line 2 Syngrou–Fix
towards Elliniko
Location

The station is decorated by huge posters of Melina Merkouri and reproductions of the Elgin Marbles of Parthenon.

History

The station appeared in the original Athens Metro plan which was funded in 1991 and when construction began it was to be named Olympieion. During construction the name was changed to its current name. The station opened on 15 November 2000 along with the Syntagma-Dafni extension, 10 months after the first section of the system opened.

Entrances

There are two entrances / exits to the station. One in Makrygianni street and one in Athanasiou Diakou street. Nor of the two entrances is ADA accessible. There is a third ADA accessible elevator-only entrance located further south on Makrygianni street.

  • Sign on Makrygianni street
    Sign on Makrygianni street
  • Entrance at Makrygianni street
    Entrance at Makrygianni street
  • Entrance at Athanasiou Diakou street. The Parthenon is visible on the background.
    Entrance at Athanasiou Diakou street. The Parthenon is visible on the background.
  • The station's concourse level
    The station's concourse level
  • Station's sign on the platforms
    Station's sign on the platforms

References
  1. "Metro and Tram Map" (PDF). STASY S.A. (in Greek). Athens. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. Delezos, Kostas; Renieris, Antonis (14 November 2000). "To… Dafni by Metro". Ta Nea (in Greek). Athens: Alter Ego Media. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022. The source reported that the opening ceremony took place at 12:00 on 15 November 2000, with the public being able to use the extension from 18:00 the same day.
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