Attiki () is a
metro
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station in Athens, Greece. The station opened in 1885. It was the main hub of
Attica Railways
Attica Railways () was a private 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. The line would conne ...
, a
metre gauge
Metre-gauge railways ( US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
Metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by several European colonial powers including France, Britain and ...
network connecting downtown Athens with the mining town of Lavrion and the northern suburbs of Marousi and Kifissia. Lavrion trains were diverted to the
SPAP line in 1929 and passenger services to Kifissia were suspended in 1938.
In 1949 the station was converted by the
Hellenic Electric Railways
The Hellenic Electric Railways (, ) was a private owned company member of British company "Power and Traction Company Ltd" which operated and extended the present Line 1 (Athens Metro), Line 1 of the Athens Metro, from 14 April 1926 to 31 Decemb ...
to
standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the ...
, and became the northern terminus of the then-Electric Railway until 1956, when further northern extensions towards opened. Two underground platforms were added in 2000 for Athens Metro Line 2 trains. The station entrance and the Line 1 platforms were renovated extensively in 2003–2004.
Part of the old station is used as a
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
garage by OSY.
Today the station is served by STASY. There are train storage and a service connection between the Line 1 and Line 2.
Station layout
See also
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Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway
Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki ...
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Athens–Lavrion Railway
Athens–Lavrion Railway (Σιδηροδρομική Γραμμή Λαυρίου - Αγίων Αναργύρων) was a railway line connecting downtown Athens with Eastern Attica and the mining town of Lavrion in Greece.
Attica Railways (1882 ...
References
External links
Official Website
Athens Metro stations
Railway stations in Greece opened in 1949
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