Thiseio ( el, Θησείο), also known as Thissio on signage, is one of the oldest stations in Athens

Athens Metro Line 1 Line 1 is the oldest of the three lines of the Athens Metro, running from to . The Athens-Piraeus Railway Company (SAP S.A.) first opened the line, between and , on 27 February 1869. On 4 February 1885 Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway line opened ...

, located in Thiseio at from

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic ...

. It is located in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

and took its name from the nearby Temple of Hephaestus which is famous as Thiseio. The station was first opened on 27 February 1869 and was renovated in 2004. It has two platforms. Thissio station is the first railway station in the city of

, other than the Thissio–

of today's line 1 of Athens metro and the first railway line other than the range of the Greek government. The station was the furthermost on 17 May 1895, at the time the line ended to Omonoia. Today, its hours routed between Thissio and .

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