Pefkakia station

The Pefkakia station (Greek: Σταθμός Stathmos Pefkakion) is a Metro station in Nea Ionia, Athens, 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 on July 5, 1956 was renovated in 2004. It features two platforms.

Πευκάκια
Pefkakia
LocationNea Ionia, Athens
Greece
Coordinates38°02′13″N 23°45′00″E
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
History
Opened5 July 1956
Services
Preceding station   Athens Metro   Following station
towards Piraeus
Line 1
towards Kifisia

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.

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