Rio
Rio railway station is a railway station in Rio, a town in the suburbs of Patras in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece. The station is located just outside the centre of the city, on Piraeus–Patras line and Patras–Kyparissia line and is served by both Proastiakos Patras Services.Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: metre-gauge railway station in Achaea, Greece
- Also known as: “Rio railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’ and Venetian Fortress of Rio.
Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’
Bridge
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rio–Antirrio Bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type. Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’ is situated 2½ km north of Rio.
Venetian Fortress of Rio
Castle
Photo: Plenz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rio Castle, historically known as the Castle of the Morea in opposition to its counterpart, the Castle of Rumelia at Antirrio, is located at the north tip of the Rio peninsula in Achaea, Greece, at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf. Venetian Fortress of Rio is situated 1½ km north of Rio.
Patras General University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Markantonios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University General Hospital of Patras, is a public general hospital located next to the University of Patras. in Rio, Greece, just few kilometers away from the city of Patras.The construction of the hospital was completed in 1988 and a few months later it began operation. Patras General University Hospital is situated 1½ km east of Rio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kastelocampos and Aktaio.
Kastelocampos
Quarter
Kastellokampos is a neighbourhood of the city of Patras, Achaea, Greece. It has been part of the municipality of Patras since 1879. It is situated on the Gulf of Patras coast, 6 km north of the city centre of Patras and 1.5 km southwest of Rio.
Proastio
Quarter
Proastio is a neighbourhood in the northern part of the city of Patras, 6 km from the city centre. The Greek National Road 8 and the OSE Corinth - Patras railway line pass through the neighbourhood.
Rio
- Categories: station located on surface, last station, station, and transportation
- Location: Patras, Achaea, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.29816° or 38° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
21.7776° or 21° 46′ 39″ eastOperator
ΟΣΕOpen location code
8GC37QXH+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 9721698903OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q17838494
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