Elliniko () is the current southern terminus on

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Line 2 since the Elliniko extension opened on 26 July 2013. With the opening of the station, travel time from

Elliniko Elliniko (, meaning 'Hellenic' or 'Greek') is a coastal municipality in the Attica region and a southern suburban town in the Athens agglomeration in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality of Ellin ...

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was reduced from 45 minutes (by car) to 20 minutes.

Location

The station is adjacent to

Vouliagmenis Avenue Vouliagmenis Avenue () is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area, stretching from central Athens to the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni. The total length is 21 km. The avenue begins at Athanasios Diakos Street and Michalako ...

, at its section north of the closed

Ellinikon International Airport Ellinikon International Airport , sometimes spelled ''Hellinikon'', was an international airport that served Athens, Greece, for 63 years. Following its closure on 28 March 2001, it was replaced by the new Athens International Airport, Athens In ...

. It has two exits to the ground level, one on each side of Vouliagmenis Avenue, with the southern exit to have a metallic oval shaped roof, as well as a square.

Construction

Construction works of the station started in 2007. While initially being planned to be delivered by 2009, and later 2010, it was finally inaugurated in July 2013, after three and a half years of delays, because of the Siemens Greek bribery scandal.

Bus connections

Several bus lines of OSY operate from the station, so as to provide connections with Athens International Airport and several southern suburbs of

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. * 171 & 122Θ Argyroupoli metro station -

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(122Θ οperates between June and July) * 122 Argyroupoli metro station - Saronida * A3

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via

* X97 Elliniko metro station -

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* 790 Glyfada -

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(operating from 00:30 to 04:30) * 124 Glyfada - Agia Triada - Argyroupoli metro station * 154 Panorama Voulas - Ano Glyfada - Argyroupoli metro station * 205 Glyfada - Sourmena - Terpsithea

Station layout

Gallery

File:Elliniko metro station entrance sign.jpg, Sign on

File:Elliniko metro station entrance Vouliagmenis.jpg, Entrance on the west of

File:Elliniko metro station entrance Iasonidou.jpg, Entrance on the east of

, on the corner with Iasonidou street File:Elliniko metro station concourse.jpg, The station's concourse level File:Elliniko metro station platform sign.jpg, Station's sign on the platforms

References

Railway stations in Greece opened in 2013 Athens Metro stations Elliniko-Argyroupoli {{Greece-railstation-stub