# Line 2 (Athens Metro)

Line 2 of the Athens Metro runs entirely underground from Anthoupoli in the northwest to Elliniko in the south, via Syntagma. It first opened, between Sepolia and Syntagma, on 28 January 2000, with Line 3.
On 6 April 2013, Line 2 was extended to Anthoupoli in the north west, and on 26 July 2013 to Elliniko to the south.

## History

Line 2 is one of two modern metro lines, along with Line 3 that were built to reduce traffic congestion in the Athens urban area. Both lines were opened on 28 January 2000, with Line 2 initially running between Sepolia and Syntagma: the initial section of Line 2 included an interchange with Hellenic Train services (then operated directly by the Hellenic Railways Organisation) at Larissa Station, two interchanges with Line 1 at Attiki and Omonia, and one interchange with Line 3 at Syntagma.
The first extension of Line 2, between Syntagma and Dafni, opened on 15 November 2000.

## Future extensions

According to the Athens Metro Development Plan of September 2022, Elliniko Metro (who develops and builds Metro extensions) is exploring extensions to both ends of Line 2. Both extensions first appeared in the Souflias plan in April 2009, which envisaged the extension of Line 2 to Zefyri in the north, and Glyfada in the south.

### Extensions to Ilion and Acharnes

The first phase of the northern extension may consist of a 4.0 km (2.5 mi) line from Anthoupoli to Agios Nikolaos in 2031, with intermediate stations at Palatiani and Ilion (for Line 4): a second phase may consist of a line from Agios Nikolaos to Acharnes, with intermediate stations at Kamatero and Zefyri (for Athens Suburban Railway trains).
Stations of the Ilion and Acharnes extensions :
| Station | Municipality | Interchanges and notes |
| Palatiani | Ilion | |
| Ilion | Ilion | Interchange with Line 4. |
| Agios Nikolaos | Ilion | "Agios Nikolaos" is a provisional name for a planned station along the eponymous road. Not to be confused Aghios Nikolaos of Line 1 |
| Kamatero | Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero | |
| Zefyri | Fyli | Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway. |
| Aharnai | Acharnes | The station is known as "Aharnai" according the current plans. |
Currently, Hellenic Metro is looking for companies to fund the initial extension to Ilion with major contenders being: TERNA, INTRAKAT, AVAX-GHELLA-ALSTOM, AKTOR-METKA, it is also possible that the EU helps fund this project. With the funding reaching an estimated 550 million euros needed.

### Extension to Glyfada

The southern extension may consist of a 4.4 km (2.7 mi) line from Elliniko to Glyfada, with intermediate stations at Ano Glyfada and Grigoriou Lampraki.
Stations of the Glyfada extension :
| Station | Municipality | Interchanges and notes |
| Ano Glyfada | Glyfada | |
| Grigoriou Lampraki | Glyfada | "Grigoriou Lampraki" is a provisional name for a planned station at the junction with the eponymous road and Vouliagmenis Avenue. |
| Glyfada | Glyfada | Interchange with the Athens Tram at Platia Vaso Katraki. |

### Cancelled proposals

There was a plan for Line 2 to have a branch line from Panepistimio to Alsos Veikou: that proposal was absorbed by the U-shaped Line 4 on 1 December 2005, with Georgios Souflias (then Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works) stating that the branch line proposal would have limited the frequency of trains on either branch. The branch line was similar to a part of Line 4 now under construction, but it did not include Elikonos.

## Stations

The spelling of the station names on this table, in English and Greek, are according to the signage. All Line 2 stations, except for Agios Dimitrios, have two tracks and two side platforms: Agios Dimitrios has an island platform layout.
| † | Terminal station |
| # | Interchange station |
| Station English | Station Greek | Municipality | Opened | Interchanges and notes | Position |
| Anthoupoli $^†$ | Ανθούπολη | Peristeri | 6 April 2013 | | 38°01′01″N 23°41′28″E﻿ / ﻿38.016980°N 23.690985°E﻿ / 38.016980; 23.690985﻿ (Anthoupoli) |
| Peristeri | Περιστέρι | Peristeri | 6 April 2013 | | 38°00′46″N 23°41′45″E﻿ / ﻿38.012785°N 23.695845°E﻿ / 38.012785; 23.695845﻿ (Peristeri) |
| Aghios Antonios | Άγιος Αντώνιος | Peristeri | 9 August 2004 | | 38°00′22″N 23°41′58″E﻿ / ﻿38.006200°N 23.699565°E﻿ / 38.006200; 23.699565﻿ (Aghios Antonios) |
| Sepolia | Σεπόλια | Athens | 28 January 2000 | | 38°00′10″N 23°42′49″E﻿ / ﻿38.002675°N 23.713540°E﻿ / 38.002675; 23.713540﻿ (Sepolia) |
| Attiki $^#$ | Αττική | Athens | 28 January 2000 | Interchange with Line 1. | 37°59′57″N 23°43′20″E﻿ / ﻿37.999230°N 23.722350°E﻿ / 37.999230; 23.722350﻿ (Attiki) |
| Larissa Station $^#$ | Σταθμός Λαρίσης | Athens | 28 January 2000 | Interchange with the Athens Suburban Railway and Hellenic Train at Athens. | 37°59′32″N 23°43′16″E﻿ / ﻿37.992140°N 23.721200°E﻿ / 37.992140; 23.721200﻿ (Larissa Station) |
| Metaxourghio | Μεταξουργείο | Athens | 28 January 2000 | | 37°59′12″N 23°43′15″E﻿ / ﻿37.986770°N 23.720710°E﻿ / 37.986770; 23.720710﻿ (Metaxourghio) |
| Omonia $^#$ | Ομόνοια | Athens | 28 January 2000 | Interchange with Line 1. | 37°59′03″N 23°43′41″E﻿ / ﻿37.984030°N 23.727970°E﻿ / 37.984030; 23.727970﻿ (Omonia) |
| Panepistimio | Πανεπιστήμιο | Athens | 28 January 2000 | Interchange with future Line 4 at a separate station called Akadimia. | 37°58′49″N 23°43′59″E﻿ / ﻿37.980235°N 23.732985°E﻿ / 37.980235; 23.732985﻿ (Panepistimio) |
| Syntagma $^#$ | Σύνταγμα | Athens | 28 January 2000 | Interchange with Line 3 and the Athens Tram. | 37°58′29″N 23°44′08″E﻿ / ﻿37.974790°N 23.735535°E﻿ / 37.974790; 23.735535﻿ (Syntagma) |
| Akropoli | Ακρόπολη | Athens | 15 November 2000 | | 37°58′07″N 23°43′46″E﻿ / ﻿37.968675°N 23.729410°E﻿ / 37.968675; 23.729410﻿ (Akropoli) |
| Sygrou–Fix $^#$ | Συγγρού–Φίξ | Athens | 15 November 2000 | Interchange with the Athens Tram at Fix. | 37°57′51″N 23°43′35″E﻿ / ﻿37.964245°N 23.726410°E﻿ / 37.964245; 23.726410﻿ (Sygrou-Fix) |
| Neos Kosmos $^#$ | Νέος Κόσμος | Athens | 15 November 2000 | Interchange with the Athens Tram. | 37°57′28″N 23°43′42″E﻿ / ﻿37.957655°N 23.728335°E﻿ / 37.957655; 23.728335﻿ (Neos Kosmos) |
| Aghios Ioannis | Άγιος Ιωάννης | Athens | 15 November 2000 | | 37°57′23″N 23°44′04″E﻿ / ﻿37.956315°N 23.734575°E﻿ / 37.956315; 23.734575﻿ (Aghios Ioannis) |
| Dafni | Δάφνη | Agios DimitriosDafni-Ymittos | 15 November 2000 | | 37°56′57″N 23°44′14″E﻿ / ﻿37.949160°N 23.737245°E﻿ / 37.949160; 23.737245﻿ (Dafni) |
| Aghios Dimitrios Alexandros Panagoulis | Άγιος Δημήτριος Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης | Agios DimitriosIlioupoli | 5 June 2004 | | 37°56′25″N 23°44′26″E﻿ / ﻿37.940150°N 23.740645°E﻿ / 37.940150; 23.740645﻿ (Aghios Dimitrios) |
| Ilioupoli Grigoris Lambrakis | Ηλιούπολη Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης | Agios DimitriosIlioupoli | 26 July 2013 | This station originally opened without the Grigoris Lambrakis qualifier: the station adopted the current name on 22 May 2015. | 37°55′45″N 23°44′41″E﻿ / ﻿37.929260°N 23.744715°E﻿ / 37.929260; 23.744715﻿ (Ilioupoli) |
| Alimos | Άλιμος | Alimos | 26 July 2013 | | 37°55′05″N 23°44′39″E﻿ / ﻿37.918160°N 23.744060°E﻿ / 37.918160; 23.744060﻿ (Alimos) |
| Argyroupoli | Αργυρούπολη | Elliniko-Argyroupoli | 26 July 2013 | | 37°54′09″N 23°44′44″E﻿ / ﻿37.902575°N 23.745540°E﻿ / 37.902575; 23.745540﻿ (Argyroupoli) |
| Elliniko $^†$ | Ελληνικό | Elliniko-Argyroupoli | 26 July 2013 | | 37°53′34″N 23°44′49″E﻿ / ﻿37.892715°N 23.747035°E﻿ / 37.892715; 23.747035﻿ (Elliniko) |