Olympia Railway Station
Olympia railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Olympia, Elis in Western Greece, Greece. Located in the centre of Olympia, the station was opened in 1891 by the Pyrgos-Katakolo Railway Company.Photo: Jérôme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Ancient Olympia train station”, “Olympia railway station”, and “Olympia train station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 1 km south of Olympia Railway Station.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity
Museum
Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity is situated 510 metres south of Olympia Railway Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Archaia Pisa
Village
Ancient or Archaia Pisa, sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of Ancient or Archaia Olympia on the northwest corner of the Peloponnese in southern Greece.
Olympia Railway Station
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64561° or 37° 38′ 44″ northLongitude
21.6265° or 21° 37′ 35″ eastLevels
1Open location code
8G93JJWG+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 200783871OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q3095823
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Olympia Railway Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Archea Olympia”
- French: “gare d’Olympie”
- French: “Gare d’Olympie”
- Greek: “Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ολυμπίας”
- Russian: “Олимбия”
- Russian: “Олимпия”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Hotel Kronio.
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