Syngrou–Fix ( el, Συγγρού–Φιξ), also known as Sygrou–Fix on metro station signage, is an
interchange station between
Athens Metro Line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
Public transport Americas
*2 (New York City Subway service), a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway
*2 Line (Sound Transit), a light rail line in Seattle, Washington
*Line 2 Bloor–Dan ...
and the
Athens Tram. The metro station opened on 15 November 2000, as part of the extension from to ,
and the tram stop opened on 19 July 2004 as part of the initial scheme.
The station name is derived from
Syngrou Avenue, where it is located, and the former
Fix brewery, which was on the road near the station site.
History
The station is part of the original Athens Metro project that was funded in 1991. During the first stages of construction it was named ''Neos Kosmos'' (the subsequent Neos Kosmos station was then named Analatos). The station opened on 15 November 2000 along with the
Syntagma
Syntagma (σύνταγμα), a Greek word meaning "arrangement" in classical Greek and "constitution" in modern Greek, may refer to:
*The Constitution of Greece
*Ottoman Empire Constitution of 1876
*Syntagma Square in Athens
*Syntagma station of t ...
-
Dafni extension, 10 months after the first section of the system had opened.
Entrances
There are two entrances. One is located in Drakou street, a pedestrian road in Koukaki. The other is located within the 1996 Olympic Winners' Park between Sygrou Ave. and Kallirrois street. The second entrance is near the tram stop.
Tram stop
The tram stop is simply known as Fix ( el, Φίξ), and is located on the northeastern side of the road junction with Kallirois Avenue and Irakleous Street. Since 6 December 2021, Fix serves Line 6 of the
Athens Tram.
Fix opened on 19 July 2004, as part of the initial network for the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in Athens:
the tram stop (along with , and ) was closed from 19 October 2018 to 20 November 2020, due to concerns over
subsidence
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in the
underground riverbed of the
Ilisos.
Gallery
File:Sygrou-Fix metro station entrance sign.jpg, Sign on Syngrou Avenue
File:Sygrou-Fix metro station entrance Drakou.jpg, Entrance at Drakou street
File:Sygrou-Fix metro station entrance Sygrou.jpg, Entrance on Syngrou Avenue
File:Sygrou-Fix metro station concourse.jpg, The station's concourse level
File:Sygrou-Fix metro station platform sign.jpg, Station's sign on the platforms
References
Athens Metro stations
Fix
Railway stations opened in 2000
2000 establishments in Greece
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