Tavros – Eleftherios Venizelos metro station
Tavros metro station (Greek: Σταθμός Ταύρου-Ελευθερίου Βενιζέλου Stathmos Tavrou-Eleftheriou Venizelou) is on Line 1 of the Athens Metro, 6.171 km from the line's southern terminus at Piraeus.[1] It is located in the municipality of Tavros, near the boundary with Kallithea. The station is also known as Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelou, after the former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.
The station was first opened on 6 February 1989 and was renovated in 2004. It has a central island platform serving two tracks and a reversing siding towards Kallithea station. In the past the station was the southern terminus of a peak hour train service "Tavros-Ano Patissia",[2] later extended as "Tavros-Irini".
Preceding station | Athens Metro | Following station | ||
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towards Piraeus | Line 1 | towards Kifisia |
References
- ↑ G. Nathenas; A. Kourbelis; T. Vlastos; S. Kourouzidis; V. Katsareas; P. Karamanis; A. Klonos; N. Kokkinos (2007). Από τα Παμφορεία στο Μετρό (in Greek). 2. Athens: Μίλητος (Militos). pp. 619, 632. ISBN 978-960-8460-91-1.
- ↑ 130 Χρόνια Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς Α.Ε. (130 years of Athens-Piraeus electric railways). ISAP. 1999–2005. p. 272. ISBN 960-86477-0-3.
Coordinates: 37°57′45″N 23°42′12″E / 37.9625°N 23.7034°E