Nea Ionia station

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Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg Νέα Ιωνία
Nea Ionia
NeaIoniaISAPstation2.JPG
Station and reversing siding as seen from the pedestrian crossing.
Operated byAthens Metro
Line(s)Athens Metro Line 1.svg
Platforms2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened14 March 1956
Rebuilt2004
Services
Preceding station   Logo of the Athens Metro Operating Company (AMEL).svg Athens Metro   Following station
towards Piraeus
Line 1
towards Kifisia
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ano Patissia   Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway   Heraklio
  Athens-Lavrion Railway  

The Nea Ionia station (Greek: Σταθμός Νέας Ιωνίας Stathmos Neas Ionias) is an metro station in Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece. It is located 17.923 km (11.137 mi) from the datum point in Piraeus. It was previous a train station operated by Attica Railways that served Lavriou Square and , it was 7.340 km (4.561 mi) from .

The first station on this site was open from 1922 to 1938. This station was named Podarades (Ποδαράδες) for an older name of the settlement which later became the city of Nea Ionia, named for refugees from an area formerly called Ionia in Asia Minor. The present Metro station was opened on 14 March 1956 under its present name. It was the northernmost terminus of Line 1 until March 4, 1957. The station, which features two side platforms was renovated in 2003–4.

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Coordinates: 38°02′29.5″N 23°45′18″E / 38.041528°N 23.75500°E / 38.041528; 23.75500

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