Peloponnese railway station

The Peloponnese Railway Station was a station on the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways metre gauge line in Athens. Originally opened on 30 June 1884 it was the first railway terminal in the Greek capital.

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Type: Railway station
Description: old railway station in Athens, Greece
Also known as: “Athens Peloponnese railway station”, “Athens Peloponnese train station”, and “Peloponnese railway station of Athens”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Athens.

Platonic Academy

Archaeological site

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The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. Platonic Academy is situated 1 km west of Peloponnese railway station.

Athens

Railway station

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Athens railway station, often referred to as Athens Central on onboard announcements, is the main railway station of Athens and the second-largest station in Greece. Athens is situated 360 metres north of Peloponnese railway station.

Areopagus

Peak

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The Areopagus was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stathmos Larisis and Metaxourgio.

Stathmos Larisis

Neighborhood

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Stathmos Larisis is a neighborhood.

Metaxourgio

Neighborhood

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Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio, meaning "silk mill", is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. The neighbourhood is located north of the historical centre of Athens, between Kolonos to the west and Plateia Vathi to the east, and north of Kerameikos.