Agias Sofias metro station

{{Short description|Metro station in Thessaloniki, Greece}}

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| name = Agias Sofias

| line = TM12

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| years = 30 November 2024

| events = Opened{{cite news|title=Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετρό από τα δυτικά μέχρι τη Θέρμη και την Περαία - Οι μελλοντικές επεκτάσεις με 26 νέους σταθμούς|trans-title=Thessaloniki: Metro from the west to Thermi and Perea - Future extensions with 26 new stations|url=https://www.makthes.gr/thessaloniki-metro-apo-ta-dytika-mechri-ti-thermi-kai-tin-peraia-oi-mellontikes-epektaseis-me-26-neoys-stathmoys-vinteo-720132|access-date=23 September 2024|work=Makedonia|date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829132442/https://www.makthes.gr/thessaloniki-metro-apo-ta-dytika-mechri-ti-thermi-kai-tin-peraia-oi-mellontikes-epektaseis-me-26-neoys-stathmoys-vinteo-720132|archive-date=29 August 2024|location=Thessaloniki|language=el}}

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Agias Sofias metro station ({{langx|el|Αγίας Σοφίας}}, {{Audio|Agias Sofias pronunciation.ogg|listen|help=no}}, {{lit|Holy Wisdom}}){{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}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Here, as well as at {{metro|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 {{convert|5.4|m|ft}} below ground level.{{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}} Additionally, a public square was also found at this station. The discovery was so major that it delayed the entire Metro project for years. A historian dubbed the discovery "the 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}}

file:Αγία Σοφία, Θεσσαλονίκη 3859.jpg, 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. Unlike {{metro|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.{{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}}

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