Faliro ( el, Φάληρο), also known as Neo Faliro ( el, Νέο Φάληρο) on signage and maps, is a station on

Athens Metro The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...

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. It is near the

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(

Peace and Friendship Stadium The Peace and Friendship Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Stadio Eirinis kai Philias), commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Gre ...

and the

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). The station is also adjacent to a rolling stock depot.

Tram stops

Two

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stops serve Faliro metro station, both of which are located next to

Poseidonos Avenue Poseidonos Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Ποσειδώνος), also known as Paraliaki (), is the main coastal road of Athens, Greece. It runs from new Faliro in Piraeus to Glyfada and beyond, traversing all the coastal suburbs of Athens; thus it ...

: * Gipedo Karaiskaki ( el, Γήπεδο Καραϊσκάκη) serves westbound Line 7 trams heading towards in Piraeus, and is connected to the metro station via a

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. * Stadio Irinis & Filias ( el, Στάδιο Ειρήνης & Φιλίας), abbreviated to as SEF, serves eastbound Line 7 trams heading towards , and is connected to the metro station with a footbridge over Poseidonos Avenue. Stadio Irinis & Filias opened on 19 July 2004, as the western terminus of the initial network for the

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in Athens. Gipedo Karaiskaki opened on 28 November 2019, originally as an alighting point for trams heading towards the

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. Both stops were closed from 16 March 2020 to 21 January 2021, due to realignment works associated with the Faliro Waterfront regeneration project. Stadio Irinis & Filias consists of two island platforms and four tracks, and has a set of

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s to the east, allowing trams to turn back in case of disruption on the Piraeus loop: the crossovers were also in regular use when Stadio Irinis & Filias was the terminus.

Station layout

References

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