Irakleio ( el, Ηράκλειο, ), also known as Iraklio on signage, is an

Athens metro The Athens Metro ( el, Μετρό Αθήνας, Metro Athinas, translit-std=iso) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area and parts of East Attica. Line 1 opened as a conventional steam railway in 1869 and electrif ...

station in the municipality of Irakleio in the regional unit of

North Athens North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

Attica Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean S ...

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. 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 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– ...

and

Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway Laurium or Lavrio ( ell, Λαύριο; grc, Λαύρειον (later ); before early 11th century BC: Θορικός ''Thorikos''; from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greec ...

, ran by the

Attica Railways Attica Railways ( el, Σιδηρόδρομοι Αττικής) was a 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 ...

. From 1929 the Lavrion branch was operated by

Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways or SPAP ( el, Σιδηρόδρομοι Πειραιώς-Αθηνών-Πελοποννήσου "Siderodromi Pireos Athinon Peloponisou" or Σ.Π.Α.Π. (S.P.A.P.); french: Chemin de fer du Pirée-Athènes-Pe ...

. 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 EISEIS (Ellinikoi Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi) was renamed ISAP (Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon-Piraios) in 1975, after nationalization. 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

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* Railway stations in Greece opened in the 1950s Railway stations opened in 1957 1957 establishments in Greece Athens Metro stations Buildings and structures in North Athens Transport in North Athens Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways Irakleio, Attica {{Greece-railstation-stub