Maroussi station
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The Maroussi or Marousi station, also starting with A (Amarousion and Amaroussion) (Greek: Σταθμός Αμαρουσίου Stathmos (A)maroussiou), older forms: -o and -on is an ISAP
ISAP
I.S.A.P. is the acronym for the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways , the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world, after the Metropolitan Railway, of 1863, now a part of the London Underground...

 train station in Maroussi, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 several kilometres north of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

. It is marked at the 23.457 km from the starting point in Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....

. In the same spot, the present ISAP station was opened on March 4, 1957 and was renovated in 2004. It features two platforms. It sits in the older train station of Attica Railways
Attica Railways
Attica Railways was a railway company which operated a metre gauge railway system in Attica, Greece.The contract between the Greek government and the Hellenic Company of Lavrion Metallurgies was signed in 1882...

 with an homonymous name.

The old station was a station of the Lavrio Strofyli Line at km 13.320 the from Lavrio Square station. It was first opened on February 4, 1885 and shut down on August 8, 1938.
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