Nea Ionia station

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The Nea Ionia station (Greek: Σταθμός Άνω Πατησίων Stathmos Ano Patission) is an ISAP train station in Ano Patissia, Nea Ionia, Greece several kilometres north of Athens. It is marked at the 17.923 km from the starting point in Piraeus. It was also a train station that served from Lavriou Square and Strofyli ran by the Attica Railways, it was spotted at km 7.340 from Lavriou Square. The station first opened as Podarades (Ποδαράδες) in which it came from an older name of the settlement in which later became the city of Nea Ionia by refugees from an area formerly called Ionia in Asia Minor in 1922. The station closed in 1938. In the same spot, the present ISAP station was opened in March 14, 1956 and uses the same name. It was the northernmost terminus of ISAP until March 4, 1957. The station was renovated in 2003. It features two platforms.

Next station:
Pefkakia station
Attiko Metro Green Line (Line 1) - ISAP Previous station:
Heraklio station

Next station:
Ano Patissia station
Lavriou Square-Strofyli Rail Line (now abandoned) Previous station:
Heraklio station



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