Ano Patisia metro station

Άνω Πατήσια
Ano Patissia
Άνω Πατήσια; Ano Patissia
	Station (1979), the northbound starting signal and the reversing siding.
General information
Operated by	Athens Metro
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	12 February 1956
Rebuilt	2004
Electrified	Yes
Services
Location

The Ano Patisia station (Greek: Σταθμός Άνω Πατησίων) is an Athens Metro station in Ano Patisia, Athens, Greece. It is located at 15.269 km from the starting point in Piraeus. 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 Attica Railways was opened on 4 February 1885 and closed down on 8 August 1938, pending electrification.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3] The station has two platforms and a reversing siding 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 2004 Olympic Games, the station features escalators and lifts for the disabled.

The station is located next to the Eastern Orthodox parish church of Saint Barbara and near the shopping area of Ano Patisia.

References

^ G. Nathenas; A. Kourbelis; T. Vlastos; S. Kourouzidis; V. Katsareas; P. Karamanis; A. Klonos; N. Kokkinos (2007). Από τα Παμφορεία στο Μετρό (in Greek). Vol. 2. Athens: Μίλητος (Militos). pp. 730, 756. ISBN 978-960-8460-91-1.
^ G. Nathenas; A. Kourbelis; T. Vlastos; S. Kourouzidis; V. Katsareas; P. Karamanis; A. Klonos; N. Kokkinos (2007). Από τα Παμφορεία στο Μετρό (in Greek). Vol. 2. Athens: Μίλητος (Militos). p. 604. ISBN 978-960-8460-91-1.
^ 130 Χρόνια Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς Α.Ε. (130 years of Athens-Piraeus electric railways). ISAP. 1999–2005. p. 115. ISBN 960-86477-0-3.