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Evangelismos (Greek: Ευαγγελισμός, lit. 'Annunciation') is a metro station located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. It is in Evangelismos area, close to Evangelismos Hospital, the National Gallery of Athens, the Athens War Museum, the Byzantine & Christian Museum and the Athens Hilton. The station serves both Kolonaki and Pangrati neighbourhoods, known for their cultural hubs, shopping centers and cafes. Furthermore, many embassies and companies are located within close proximity.

Ευαγγελισμός Evangelismos
The eastbound platform
General information
Location	Evangelismos Athens Greece
Coordinates	37°58′35″N 23°44′49″E
Managed by	STASY
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	28 January 2000 (2000-01-28)
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Following station Syntagma towards Dimotiko Theatro Line 3 Megaro Moussikis towards Athens Airport Future Service Kolonaki towards Alsos Veikou Line 4 Kaisariani towards Goudi
Location

This station was inaugurated in 2000 as part of the original Athens Metro section.^{[citation needed]}

History

The station first appeared in the original 1979 plan as part of Line B (which is essentially the current Line 3) with the name Ilisia. It appeared as Evangelismos in the plan that was funded in 1991 and opened in 28 January 2000 along with the first section of the system. In 2019 there was a proposal for the station to change its name to Pavlos Bakoyiannis. This proposal was later dropped after facing strong opposition. (Pavlos Bakoyiannis was the brother-in-law of the then newly-elected prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis).

Entrances

The station has two entrances. One on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, near Marasli Street in front of Evangelismos Hospital, and one in the middle of Rizari Park. The second entrance is linked with Vassilissis Sofias Ave. via stairway. Only the entrance at Rizari Park is ADA accessible.

Station layout

G Ground	-	Exits
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service, Tickets
P Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← towards Nikaia (Syntagma)
	Platform 2	→ towards Athens Airport (Megaro Moussikis) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Art works

• Chryssa's abstract sculpture, Mott Street, is at the concourse level.[1]

Gallery

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  Sign on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue
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  Entrance at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue
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  Entrance at Rizari Park
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  The station's concourse level
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  Station's sign on the platforms

References

External links

• ATHENS METRO - EVANGELISMOS METRO STATION

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