Thessaloniki Metro Line 2 Topographic Map

Line 2 of the

Thessaloniki Metro The Thessaloniki Metro ( el, Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης, ', ) is an underground rapid-transit system under construction in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Estimates for the cost of the megaproject are €1.62 billion ...

, also known as the Kalamaria Extension ( el, Επέκταση Καλαμαριάς), is a deep-level underground

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line in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

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, connecting in the west with in the south-east. The section of the line between and stations is set to open in 2023, with the rest of the line becoming operational in 2024. Of the line's 16 stations, 11 are also stops for Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1, as they will share tunnels. Construction costs for the line (between Nomarhia and Mikra) are set at €518 million ($ million). Line 2 is to be extended further, with an eastern extension towards

Macedonia International Airport Thessaloniki Airport , officially Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia" ( el, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία", Kratikós Aeroliménas Thessaloníkis "Makedonía") and formerly Mikra Airport, is ...

(4 stations) and a loop extension in the west (9 stations). A priority for Attiko Metro S.A., the company overseeing construction, is the western extension. This is so as to provide access to the metro to working class suburbs, since the airport will be serviced by a 10-minute shuttle bus to , the eastern terminus of Line 2. Originally the two extensions were to be separate lines, but they were merged into a single circular line in 2018.

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