Ano Patissia station
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The Ano Patissia station (Greek: Σταθμός Άνω Πατησίων Stathmos Ano Patission) is an ISAP
train station in Ano Patissia
, Athens
, Greece
. It is located at 15.269 km from the starting point in Piraeus
. The current station is build on a viaduct at the location of a train station on the former Lavriou Square-Strofyli railway line
.
The old station of Attica Railways
was opened on February 4, 1885 and closed down on August 8, 1938, pending electrification. The railway level crossing, which was replaced with a viaduct when the line was electrified, gave the location its old name Alyssida.
The station was converted to standard gauge and was opened as part of the extension of Hellenic Electric Railways
to Kifissia in February 1956. The station has two platforms and a reversing siding located between the up and down lines, which can connect to either track, so it can be used as a terminal station if needed. Ano Patissia station was actually used until 1985 as the northern terminus of a local service Thission-Patissia, to improve the service in the central part of the line. After a recent renovation for the 2004 Olympic Games
, the station features escalators and lifts for the disabled.
The station is located next to the Eastern Orthodox parish church of Saint Barbara
and near the shopping area of Ano Patissia.
ISAP
I.S.A.P. is the acronym for the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways , the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world, after the Metropolitan Railway, of 1863, now a part of the London Underground...
train station in Ano Patissia
Ano Patissia
Ano Patissia is a neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, and home of the Ano Patissia station.-Commerce:Near the ISAP station there are many businesses, including a large Internet cafe and billiard centre, many banks and companies,as also and one of the largest schools in Greece,Lycée Léonin.Further from...
, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is located at 15.269 km from the starting point in Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
. The current station is build on a viaduct at the location of a train station on the former Lavriou Square-Strofyli railway line
Lavriou Square-Strofyli railway line
The Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway was a Greek railway line that ran from Lavrion Square in downtown Athens to the suburb of Kifissia and further on to Strofyli.-Attica Railways :The line opened on February 4, 1885 as single track, metre gauge...
.
The old station of Attica Railways
Attica Railways
Attica Railways was a railway company which operated a metre gauge railway system in Attica, Greece.The contract between the Greek government and the Hellenic Company of Lavrion Metallurgies was signed in 1882...
was opened on February 4, 1885 and closed down on August 8, 1938, pending electrification. The railway level crossing, which was replaced with a viaduct when the line was electrified, gave the location its old name Alyssida.
The station was converted to standard gauge and was opened as part of the extension of Hellenic Electric Railways
ISAP
I.S.A.P. is the acronym for the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways , the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world, after the Metropolitan Railway, of 1863, now a part of the London Underground...
to Kifissia in February 1956. The station has two platforms and a reversing siding located between the up and down lines, which can connect to either track, so it can be used as a terminal station if needed. Ano Patissia station was actually used until 1985 as the northern terminus of a local service Thission-Patissia, to improve the service in the central part of the line. After a recent renovation for the 2004 Olympic Games
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, the station features escalators and lifts for the disabled.
The station is located next to the Eastern Orthodox parish church of Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara, , Feast Day December 4, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr....
and near the shopping area of Ano Patissia.