Thisseio Station
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Thiseio is an ISAP
station, located in Thiseio
at 8.603 km (5.3 mi) from Piraeus
. It is located in Athens
and took its name from the nearby Temple of Hephaestus
which is famous as Thiseio
. The station was first opened on February 27, 1869 and was renovated in 2004. It has two platforms.
Thiseio station is the first railway station in the city of Athens
, other than the Thiseio–Piraeus
of today's line 1 of ISAP and the first railway line other than the range of the Greek government. The station was the furthermost on May 17, 1895 at the time the line ended to Omonoia
. Today, its hours routed between Thiseio and 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...
station, located in Thiseio
Thiseio
Thiseio, also Thisseio, Thisio and Thissio is the name of a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, 1.5 km southwest of downtown, and 1 km southwest of city hall; its name derives from the Temple of Hephaestus, also known as Τhiseio, as it was, in earlier times,...
at 8.603 km (5.3 mi) from 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....
. It is located in 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...
and took its name from the nearby Temple of Hephaestus
Hephaestus
Hephaestus was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods - or else, according to some accounts, of Hera alone. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes...
which is famous as Thiseio
Thiseio
Thiseio, also Thisseio, Thisio and Thissio is the name of a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, 1.5 km southwest of downtown, and 1 km southwest of city hall; its name derives from the Temple of Hephaestus, also known as Τhiseio, as it was, in earlier times,...
. The station was first opened on February 27, 1869 and was renovated in 2004. It has two platforms.
Thiseio station is the first railway station in the city of 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...
, other than the Thiseio–Piraeus
Piraeus station
Piraeus station is the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways train station in Piraeus, Greece, located approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens....
of today's line 1 of ISAP and the first railway line other than the range of the Greek government. The station was the furthermost on May 17, 1895 at the time the line ended to Omonoia
Omonoia station
Omonoia station is a subway station in Omonoia square of Athens used by Attiko Metro and ISAP.The first station opened 1895 but had been completely redesigned until 1930 as a Metro station. In 2000 the additional platforms for Line 2 was opened....
. Today, its hours routed between Thiseio and Ano Patissia
Ano Patissia station
The Ano Patissia station is an ISAP train station in Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece. It is located at 15.269 km from the starting point in Piraeus...
.