Monastiraki metro station
Μοναστηράκι Monastiraki | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Monastirion | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Monastiraki Station Athens Greece | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′34″N 23°43′31″E / 37.975985°N 23.725390°E | |||||||||||||||
| Managed by | STASY | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (portable boarding ramp recommended for Line 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 May 1895 | Line 1 station opened | |||||||||||||||
| 1904 | Line 1 station electrified | |||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2003 | Line 3 station opened | |||||||||||||||
| 10 August 2004 | Line 1 station rebuilt | |||||||||||||||
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Monastiraki (Greek: Μοναστηράκι, lit. 'Little Monastery') is an interchange station on the Athens Metro, between Lines 1 and 3. The original surface station on Line 1 opened on 17 May 1895. It became an interchange point of the network when the underground station of Line 3 opened on 22 April 2003. It is located in the historic center of Athens, near the neighborhood of Plaka. The station is right beneath the Acropolis and next to the site of the Ancient Agora of Athens.