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'''Aghia Sofia''' ({{lang-el|Αγία Σοφία}}, literally ''Holy Wisdom'')<ref name="Map EN">{{citeweb |author=[[Athens Metro|Attiko Metro A.E.]] |url=http://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AM_Thess_Metro_map_Apr18_1_en.pdf |title=Thessaloniki Metro Lines Development Plan |website=www.ametro.gr |accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref> is an under-construction [[metro station]] serving [[Thessaloniki Metro]]'s [[Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro)|Line 1]] and [[Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)|Line 2]]. The station is named after [[Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki|the church of Hagia Sophia]], located nearby. It is expected to enter service in 2021.<ref name="iefimerida" /> Construction of this station has been held back by [[Thessaloniki Metro#Archaeology|major archaeological finds]], and it is designated as a high-importance archaeological site by [[Athens Metro|Attiko Metro]], the company overseeing its construction.<ref name="Excavations">{{citeweb |author=[[Athens Metro|Attiko Metro A.E.]] |url=http://www.ametro.gr/?page_id=165 |title=Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές |trans-title=Archaeological excavations |website=www.ametro.gr |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=Greek}}</ref> Here, as well as at {{Thessaloniki Metro stations|station=Venizelou}}, [[Roman Empire|Roman]] Thessaloniki's marble-clad and column-lined [[Decumanus Maximus]] (main east-west avenue), along with shops and houses, was found running along the route of the [[Via Egnatia]] (modern [[Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki|Egnatia Street]]) at {{convert|5.4|m|ft}} below ground level.<ref name="Excavations" /><ref name="Skai Metro">{{citeweb |author=[[Skai TV]] |url=http://www.skai.gr/player/TV/?mmid=305842 |title=Ιστορίες: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης |trans-title=Stories: Thessaloniki Metro |website=www.skai.gr |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=Greek}}</ref> Additionally, a public square was also found at this station.<ref name="Excavations" /> The discovery was so major that it delayed the entire Metro project for years. A historian dubbed the discovery "the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] [[Pompeii]]".<ref name="Byzantine Pompeii">{{citenews |author=Giorgos Christides |date=14 March 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21743758 |title=Thessaloniki metro: Ancient dilemma for modern Greece |website=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref>
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'''Agias Sofias metro station''' ({{langx|el|Αγίας Σοφίας}}, literally ''[[Holy Wisdom]]'')<ref name="rthess-20240221">{{cite web|last1=Kaltsas|first1=Chris|title=Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Ανακοινώνονται σύντομα οι νέες επεκτάσεις|url=https://www.rthess.gr/thessaloniki/metro-thessalonikis-anakoinonontai-syntoma-oi-nees-epektaseis/|website=Radio Thessaloniki|access-date=22 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922120031/https://www.rthess.gr/thessaloniki/metro-thessalonikis-anakoinonontai-syntoma-oi-nees-epektaseis/|archive-date=22 September 2024|location=Thessaloniki|language=el|date=21 February 2024}}</ref> is a [[metro station]] serving [[Thessaloniki Metro]]'s [[Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro)|Line 1]] and [[Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)|Line 2]]. The station is named after [[Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki|the church of Hagia Sophia]], located nearby. It entered service in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/after-18-years-construction-thessalonikis-metro-will-open-in-2024/|title = After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024|date = 5 October 2023}}</ref> Construction of this station has been held back by [[Thessaloniki Metro#Archaeology|major archaeological finds]], and it is designated as a high-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.<ref name="Excavations">{{cite web |author=Attiko Metro A.E. |url=http://www.ametro.gr/?page_id=165 |title=Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές |trans-title=Archaeological excavations |website=www.ametro.gr |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=Greek}}</ref> Here, as well as at {{metro|Venizelou}}, [[Roman Empire|Roman]] Thessaloniki's marble-clad and column-lined [[Decumanus Maximus]] (main east–west avenue), along with shops and houses, was found running along the route of the [[Via Egnatia]] (modern [[Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki|Egnatia Street]]) at {{convert|5.4|m|ft}} below ground level.<ref name="Excavations" /><ref name="Skai Metro">{{cite web |author=[[Skai TV]] |url=http://www.skai.gr/player/TV/?mmid=305842 |title=Ιστορίες: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης |trans-title=Stories: Thessaloniki Metro |website=www.skai.gr |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=Greek}}</ref> Additionally, a public square was also found at this station.<ref name="Excavations" /> The discovery was so major that it delayed the entire Metro project for years. A historian dubbed the discovery "the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] [[Pompeii]]".<ref name="Byzantine Pompeii">{{cite news |author=Giorgos Christides |date=14 March 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21743758 |title=Thessaloniki metro: Ancient dilemma for modern Greece |website=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref>

[[file:Αγία Σοφία, Θεσσαλονίκη 3859.jpg|thumb|left|The nearby [[Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki|Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) of Thessaloniki]], a [[Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki|UNESCO World Heritage Site]], for which the station is named.]]


Aghia Sofia station will feature a mini museum within the station, similar to those of [[Athens Metro]] stations like [[Syntagma metro station|Syntagma]], which houses the [[Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection]].<ref name="Excavations" /> Unlike {{Thessaloniki Metro stations|station=Venizelou}}, however, the archaeological finds will not be kept [[in situ#Archaeology|in situ]]; they will be disassembled and reassembled elsewhere.
Agias Sofias station features a mini museum within the station, similar to those of [[Athens Metro]] stations like [[Syntagma metro station|Syntagma]], which houses the [[Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection]].<ref name="Excavations" /> Unlike {{metro|Venizelou}}, however, the archaeological finds is not kept [[in situ#Archaeology|in situ]]; they were disassembled and reassembled elsewhere.


The station also appears in the [[Thessaloniki Metro#Proposals in the 1910s and 1980s|the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal]].<ref name="Karfitsa">{{citeweb |url=https://www.karfitsa.gr/ki-omos-to-metro-thessalonikis-einai-et/ |title=Κι όμως! Το ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης είναι έτοιμο (στα χαρτιά) από το 1987! |trans-title=It's true! The Thessaloniki Metro was ready (on paper) in 1987 already! |website=www.karfitsa.gr |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=Greek}}</ref>
The station also appears in the [[Thessaloniki Metro#1918 and 1988 proposals|1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal]].<ref name="Karfitsa">{{cite web |url=https://www.karfitsa.gr/ki-omos-to-metro-thessalonikis-einai-et/ |title=Κι όμως! Το ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης είναι έτοιμο (στα χαρτιά) από το 1987! |trans-title=It's true! The Thessaloniki Metro was ready (on paper) in 1987 already! |website=www.karfitsa.gr |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=Greek}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 30 November 2024

Αγίας Σοφίας
Agias Sofias
General information
LocationThessaloniki
Greece
Coordinates40°38′04″N 22°56′47″E / 40.63444°N 22.94639°E / 40.63444; 22.94639
Owned byElliniko Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Thessaloniki Metro) Line 2 (Thessaloniki Metro)
Platforms1 (island)
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Key dates
30 November 2024Opened[1]
Services
Preceding station Thessaloniki Metro Thessaloniki Metro Following station
Venizelou
towards New Railway Station
 Line 1 Sintrivani
towards Nea Elvetia
Future service
Venizelou
towards New Railway Station
 Line 2 Sintrivani
towards Mikra
Track layout
Schematic only – not to scale.[2]
Location
Map

Agias Sofias metro station (Greek: Αγίας Σοφίας, literally Holy Wisdom)[3] is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the church of Hagia Sophia, located nearby. It entered service in 2024.[4] Construction of this station has been held back by major archaeological finds, and it is designated as a high-importance archaeological site by Attiko Metro, the company overseeing its construction.[5] Here, as well as at Venizelou, Roman Thessaloniki's marble-clad and column-lined Decumanus Maximus (main east–west avenue), along with shops and houses, was found running along the route of the Via Egnatia (modern Egnatia Street) at 5.4 metres (18 ft) below ground level.[5][6] Additionally, a public square was also found at this station.[5] The discovery was so major that it delayed the entire Metro project for years. A historian dubbed the discovery "the Byzantine Pompeii".[7]

The nearby Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for which the station is named.

Agias Sofias station features a mini museum within the station, similar to those of Athens Metro stations like Syntagma, which houses the Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection.[5] Unlike Venizelou, however, the archaeological finds is not kept in situ; they were disassembled and reassembled elsewhere.

The station also appears in the 1988 Thessaloniki Metro proposal.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετρό από τα δυτικά μέχρι τη Θέρμη και την Περαία - Οι μελλοντικές επεκτάσεις με 26 νέους σταθμούς" [Thessaloniki: Metro from the west to Thermi and Perea - Future extensions with 26 new stations]. Makedonia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Θεσσαλονίκη: Αυτό είναι το Κέντρο Ελέγχου Λειτουργίας του Μετρό" [Thessaloniki: This is the Operational Control Centre of the Metro] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ Kaltsas, Chris (21 February 2024). "Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης: Ανακοινώνονται σύντομα οι νέες επεκτάσεις". Radio Thessaloniki (in Greek). Thessaloniki. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ "After 18 Years Construction, Thessaloniki's Metro Will Open in 2024". 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Attiko Metro A.E. "Αρχαιολογικές ανασκαφές" [Archaeological excavations]. www.ametro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ^ Skai TV. "Ιστορίες: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης" [Stories: Thessaloniki Metro]. www.skai.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ^ Giorgos Christides (14 March 2013). "Thessaloniki metro: Ancient dilemma for modern Greece". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Κι όμως! Το ΜΕΤΡΟ Θεσσαλονίκης είναι έτοιμο (στα χαρτιά) από το 1987!" [It's true! The Thessaloniki Metro was ready (on paper) in 1987 already!]. www.karfitsa.gr (in Greek). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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