Ηράκλειο
Iraklio
Station entrance
General information
LocationIrakleio
Greece
Coordinates38°02′46″N 23°45′58″E / 38.046200°N 23.766000°E / 38.046200; 23.766000
Managed bySTASY
Line(s)Athens Metro Line 1
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Key dates
4 March 1957Opened
18 July 2004Rebuilt[1]
Services
Preceding station Athens Metro Athens Metro Following station
Nea Ionia
towards Piraeus
 Line 1 Eirini
towards Kifissia
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nea Ionia   Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway   Marousi
  Athens-Lavrion Railway   Chalandri
  Athens-Lavrion Railway   Kalogreza
Location

Irakleio (Greek: Ηράκλειο, lit. 'Heraklion'), also known as Iraklio on signage, is an Athens metro station in the municipality of Irakleio in the regional unit of North Athens, Attica, Greece. It is marked at the 19.246 km from the starting point in Piraeus station of Line 1.

Initially, the station served the Athens–Lavrion Railway and Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway, ran by the Attica Railways. From 1929 the Lavrion branch was operated by Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways.[2] The station was closed in 1938 for Kifissia traffic but remained open for Lavrion trains until 1957/1962. At the same location, the present station of EIS[3] was opened on 4 March 1957, using the same name. It was the northernmost terminus of EIS until Kifissia station was reopened on 10 August 1958. The station has two passenger platforms and a reversing siding.

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Stations". Athens Piraeus Electric Railways (in Greek). Athens. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ↑ 130 Χρόνια Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς Α.Ε. (130 years of Athens-Piraeus electric railways S.A.). ISAP. 1999–2005. pp. 113–115. ISBN 960-86477-0-3.
  3. ↑ EIS (Ellinikoi Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi) was renamed ISAP (Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon-Piraios) in 1975, after nationalization.


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