Ano Patisia ( el, Άνω Πατήσια), also known as Ano Patissia on signage, is an

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station in

Ano Patisia Patisia or Patissia ( el, Πατήσια) is a neighbourhood of central Athens, Greece. It is split in two neighbourhoods: ''Ano Patisia'' (upper Patisia) and ''Kato Patisia'' (lower Patisia). The main streets of Patisia are Patision Av. and Acharn ...

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. It is located at 15.269 km from the starting point in . The current station is built on a viaduct at the location of a train station on the former Lavriou Square-Strofyli railway line. The old station of

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was opened on 4 February 1885 and closed down on 8 August 1938, pending electrification. The railway level crossing, which was replaced with a viaduct when the line was electrified, gave the location its old name ''Alyssida''. The station was converted to standard gauge and was opened as part of the extension of Hellenic Electric Railways to Kifissia in February 1956. The station has two platforms and a

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located between the up and down lines, which can connect to either track, so it can be used as a terminal station if needed. Ano Patissia station was actually used until 1985 as the northern terminus of a local service Thision-Patisia, to improve the service in the central part of the line. After a recent renovation for the

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, the station features escalators and lifts for the disabled. The station is located next to the Eastern Orthodox parish church of

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and near the shopping area of Ano Patisia.

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