Line 2 of the Athens Metro runs entirely underground from in the northwest to in the south, via . It first opened, between and , 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 and : 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 and , and one interchange with Line 3 at Syntagma.
The first extension of Line 2, between Syntagma and , 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 in the north, and Glyfada in the south.
Northern extension
The first phase of the northern extension may consist of a line from to Agios Nikolaos, with intermediate stations at Palatiani and Ilion (for Line 4): a potential second phase may consist of a line from Agios Nikolaos to Acharnes, with intermediate stations at Kamatero and (for Athens Suburban Railway trains).
Southern extension
The southern extension may consist of a line from to Glyfada, with intermediate stations at Ano Glyfada and Grigoriou Lampraki.
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.