Monastiraki metro station

Μοναστηράκι Monastiraki
Location	Monastiraki, Athens Greece
Coordinates	37°58′34″N 23°43′32″E / 37.97611°N 23.72556°E / 37.97611; 23.72556Coordinates: 37°58′34″N 23°43′32″E / 37.97611°N 23.72556°E / 37.97611; 23.72556
Operated by	Statheres Sygkoinonies S.A.
Line(s)
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	4
History
Opened	17 May 1895 (Line 1) 22 April 2003 (Line 3)
Services
Preceding station   Athens Metro   Following station Thiseio towards Piraeus Line 1 Omonoia towards Kifisia Kerameikos towards Agia Marina Line 3 Syntagma towards Airport Thiseio towards Peraiki Line 6 Panepistimio towards Amalia Fleming Plateia Koumoundourou towards Chaidari Line 7 Plaka towards Poseidonos

Monastiraki line 3 platforms

Monastiraki (English: Monastery) station is an interchange station on the Athens Metro, between Lines 1 and 3.^[1] The original "Monastirion" surface station on Line 1 opened in May 17, 1895. It became an interchange point of the network when the underground station of Line 3 opened in April 22, 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.

Station layout

Ground/Concourse G/C	Customer service	Tickets Exits
Level L1	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← towards Piraeus (Thiseio)
	Platform 2	→ towards Kifisia (Omonoia) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Level L2	Shops	Stores - ATMs
Level L3	Shops	Charity bazaars
Level L4	Platform 3	← towards Agia Marina (Kerameikos)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→ towards Airport (Syntagma) →

References

External links

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