Kalamaria station

Kalamaria (Greek: Καλαμαριά)[2] is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 2. It is expected to enter service in 2021.[1]

Καλαμαριά Kalamaria
Location	Kalamaria Thessaloniki Greece
Coordinates	40°35′05″N 22°57′11″E
Owned by	Thessaloniki Metro
Line(s)
Platforms	1 (island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	2021[1]
Electrified	Yes
Services
Future service   Preceding station   Thessaloniki Metro   Following station Nomarhia toward N. Sid. Stathmos Line 2 Aretsou toward Mikra
Location
Kalamaria Location within the Thessaloniki urban area

The station gets its name from the area of Thessaloniki it serves, Kalamaria. It is a municipality making up the Thessaloniki urban area, and the name is a corruption of either the Medieval Greek Καλή Μεριά (kali meria, good side) or "Σκάλα Μεριά" (skala meria, port side).[3]

References

1. "Θεσσαλονίκη: Νοέμβριο του 2020 παραδίδεται η 1η γραμμή μετρό Νέα Ελβετία-Συντριβάνι" [Thessaloniki: The 1st line from Nea Elvetia to Sintrivani will be opened in 2020]. www.iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. 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.
3. "Ιστορία" [History] (in Greek). Municipality of Kalamaria. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

See also

• List of Thessaloniki Metro stations