Pefkakia metro station

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Pefkakia (Greek: Πευκάκια) is a metro station in the municipality of Nea Ionia in the regional unit of North Athens, Attica, Greece. It is marked at the 17.231 km from the starting point in Piraeus. The station is founded by the limits of Nea Ionia and is named after the neighbourhood of Pefkakia. It was first opened by the Hellenic Electric Railways on 5 July 1956, and was renovated in 2004. It has two platforms.

Πευκάκια
Pefkakia
Pefkakia metro station
General information
LocationNea Ionia
Greece
Coordinates38°02′13″N 23°45′00″E / 38.037040°N 23.750120°E / 38.037040; 23.750120
Managed bySTASY
Line(s)Athens Metro Line 1
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Key dates
14 March 1956Line opened
5 July 1956Station opened
25 May 2004Station rebuilt[1]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Perissos
towards Piraeus
Line 1 Nea Ionia
towards Kifissia
Location
Map

Between the 1990s and 2002, the station was known as Pefkakia-Inepoli, the second name originated from the neighbourhood of Inepoli, the name of the station dropped the second name during the start of the construction and is the current name since that time.

References edit

  1. ^ "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.